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)
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G2812 — κλέπτης
kleptēs · thief · Greek
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Matthew 6:19 · κλέπταιDo not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.Matthew 6:20 · κλέπταιBut store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.Matthew 24:43 · κλέπτηςBut 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.Luke 12:33 · κλέπτηςSell 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.Luke 12:39 · κλέπτηςBut understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.John 10:1 · κλέπτης“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 10:8 · κλέπταιAll who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.John 10:10 · κλέπτηςThe thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.John 12:6 · κλέπτηςJudas 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.1 Corinthians 6:10 · κλέπταιnor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.1 Thessalonians 5:2 · κλέπτηςFor you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.1 Thessalonians 5:4 · κλέπτηςBut you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.1 Peter 4:15 · κλέπτηςIndeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.2 Peter 3:10 · κλέπτηςBut 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.Revelation 3:3 · κλέπτης,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.Revelation 16:15 · κλέπτης.“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.”