Strong G2812κλέπτης
thief
- Transliteration
- kleptēs
- Pronunciation
- klep'-tace
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Detailed definition
κλέπτης, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX for גַּנָּב;]
a thief: Mat.6:19-20 24:43, Luk.12:33, 39, Jhn.10:1, 10 12:6, 1Co.6:10, 1Pe.4:15. Fig., ὡς κ. ἐν νυκτί, 1Th.5:2 5:4 (κλέπτας, WH, txt., R, mg.; see Lft., Notes, 73; but cf. also M, Th., l.with), 2Pe.3:10, Rev.3:3 16:15. Metaphorical, of false teachers, Jhn.10:8.†
SYN.: 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) (AS)
[in LXX for גַּנָּב;]
a thief: Mat.6:19-20 24:43, Luk.12:33, 39, Jhn.10:1, 10 12:6, 1Co.6:10, 1Pe.4:15. Fig., ὡς κ. ἐν νυκτί, 1Th.5:2 5:4 (κλέπτας, WH, txt., R, mg.; see Lft., Notes, 73; but cf. also M, Th., l.with), 2Pe.3:10, Rev.3:3 16:15. Metaphorical, of false teachers, Jhn.10:8.†
SYN.: 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) (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2812 appears in 16 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- thief16
First verses
- Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
- Matthew 6:20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
- Matthew 24:43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
- Luke 12:33Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
- Luke 12:39And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
- John 10:1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
- John 10:8All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
- John 10:10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
- John 12:6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
- 1 Corinthians 6:10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
- 1 Peter 4:15But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
- 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
- Revelation 3:3Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
- Revelation 16:15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
κλέπτ-ης, ου, ὁ,
thief, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.11; τὸν πυρὸς κ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 946; κλέπτα δύο 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 928)]; opposed to ἅρπαξ (a robber), [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Myrtilus Comicus 4; λῃστὰς ἢ κλέπτας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 351c, cf. NT.John.10.8)]; ὁ τοῦ κ. λόγος, a logical fallacy, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Sophistici Elenchi” 180b18.)]
2 generally, cheat, knave, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1135; κακῶν ἀλλοτρίων κ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 45.59.)]
thief, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.11; τὸν πυρὸς κ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 946; κλέπτα δύο 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 928)]; opposed to ἅρπαξ (a robber), [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Myrtilus Comicus 4; λῃστὰς ἢ κλέπτας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 351c, cf. NT.John.10.8)]; ὁ τοῦ κ. λόγος, a logical fallacy, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Sophistici Elenchi” 180b18.)]
2 generally, cheat, knave, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1135; κακῶν ἀλλοτρίων κ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 45.59.)]