λῃστής
lēstēsrobber/rebelHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine15 occurrences5 books15 verses
Definition
λῃστής, -οῦ, ὁ
(Ep. ληίς = λεία, booty), [in LXX for גְּדוּד, etc. ;]
a robber, brigand: Matthew 21:13 (LXX) Matthew 26:55; 27:38, 44, Mark 11:17; 14:48; 15:27, Luke 10:30, 36; 19:46; 22:52, John 10:1, 8; 18:40, 2 Corinthians 11:26.
Synonyms: κλέπτης, q.v
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as λῃστής:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
15 total
- Matthew 21:13λῃστῶν · of robbersAnd He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- Matthew 26:55λῃστὴν · an outlawAt that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
- Matthew 27:38λῃσταί · robbersTwo robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.
- Matthew 27:44λῃσταὶ · robbersIn the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
- Mark 11:17λῃστῶν · of robbersThen Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- Mark 14:48λῃστὴν · an outlawJesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?
- Mark 15:27λῃστάς · robbersAlong with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
- Luke 10:30λῃσταῖς · of robbersJesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
- Luke 10:36λῃστάς · robbersWhich of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
- Luke 19:46λῃστῶν · of robbersHe declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- Luke 22:52λῃστὴν · an outlawThen Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
- John 10:1λῃστής · a robber“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.
- John 10:8λῃσταί · robbersAll who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
- John 18:40λῃστής · an insurrectionist“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)
- 2 Corinthians 11:26λῃστῶν · from banditsIn my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,