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κλέπτης

kleptēsthiefHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine16 occurrences8 books16 verses

Definition

κλέπτης, -ου, ὁ

[in LXX for גַּנָּב ;]

a thief: Matthew 6:19-20; 24:43, Luke 12:33, 39, John 10:1, 10; 12:6, 1 Corinthians 6:10, 1 Peter 4:15. Fig., ὡς κ. ἐν νυκτί, 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 5:4 (κλέπτας, WH, txt., R, mg.; see Lft., Notes, 73; but cf. also M, Th., l.with), 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 3:3; 16:15. Metaphorical, of false teachers, John 10:8.

Synonyms: λῃστής, a robber, a brigand who plunders, openly, with violence; κ. is a thief who steals in secret, by fraud and cunning (Tr., Syn., § xliv)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κλέπτης:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

16 total
  1. Matthew 6:19κλέπται · thieves
    Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
  2. Matthew 6:20κλέπται · thieves
    But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
  3. Matthew 24:43κλέπτης · thief
    But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
  4. Luke 12:33κλέπτης · thief
    Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
  5. Luke 12:39κλέπτης · thief
    But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
  6. John 10:1κλέπτης · a thief
    “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
  7. John 10:8κλέπται · thieves
    All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
  8. John 10:10κλέπτης · thief
    The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
  9. John 12:6κλέπτης · a thief
    Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
  10. 1 Corinthians 6:10κλέπται · thieves
    …nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
  11. 1 Thessalonians 5:2κλέπτης · a thief
    For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
  12. 1 Thessalonians 5:4κλέπτης · a thief
    But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.
  13. 1 Peter 4:15κλέπτης · thief
    Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
  14. 2 Peter 3:10κλέπτης · a thief
    But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
  15. Revelation 3:3κλέπτης · a thief
    Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
  16. Revelation 16:15κλέπτης · a thief
    “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”