λῃστής, -οῦ, ὁ (Ep. ληίς = λεία, booty), [in LXX for גְּדוּד, etc. ;] a robber, brigand: Mat.21:13 (LXX) Mat.26:55 27:38, 44, Mrk.11:17 14:48 15:27, Luk.10:30, 36 19:46 22:52, Jhn.10:1, 8 18:40, 2Co.11:26.† SYN.: κλέπτης, q.v (AS)
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G3027 — λῃστής
lēstēs · robber/rebel · Greek
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Matthew 21:13 · λῃστῶν.And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.Matthew 26:55 · λῃστὴνIn that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.Matthew 27:38 · λῃσταί,Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.Matthew 27:44 · λῃσταὶThe thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.Mark 11:17 · λῃστῶν.¶And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.Mark 14:48 · λῃστὴνAnd Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and [with] staves to take me?Mark 15:27 · λῃστάς,And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.Luke 10:30 · λῃσταῖςAnd Jesus answering said, A certain [man] went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed, leaving [him] half dead.Luke 10:36 · λῃστάς;Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?Luke 19:46 · λῃστῶν.Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.Luke 22:52 · λῃστὴνThen Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?John 10:1 · λῃστής·Verily, 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 10:8 · λῃσταί·All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.John 18:40 · λῃστής.¶Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.2 Corinthians 11:26 · λῃστῶν,[In] journeyings often, [in] perils of waters, [in] perils of robbers, [in] perils by [mine own] countrymen, [in] perils by the heathen, [in] perils in the city, [in] perils in the wilderness, [in] perils in the sea, [in] perils among false brethren;