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Theft

κλέμμαStrong’s G2809

klemma

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Klemma is the Greek word usually translated “thefts”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.”
Revelation 9:21 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “thefts”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • thefts 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Revelation 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κλέμμα klemma · theft

    κλέμμα, -τος, τό (κλέπτω), [in LXX: Gen.31:39, Exo.22:3-4 (2-3) (גָּנַב, גְּנֵבָה)* ;] 1. a thing stolen (Arist., LXX) 2. = κλοπή, theft (Plato, al.): pl., Rev.9:21.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “theft” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    THEFT, noun

    The act of stealing. In law, the private, unlawful, felonious taking of another person's goods or movables, with an intent to steal them. To constitute theft the taking must be in private or without the owner's knowledge, and it must be unlawful or felonious, that is, it must be with a design to deprive the owner of his property privately and against his will. theft differs from robbery, as the latter is a violent taking from the person, and of course not private.

    1. The thing stolen. Exodus 22:3
    All definitions and other forms of “theft”

      THEFT'-BOTE, noun

      In law, the receiving of a man's goods again from a thief; or a compensation for them, by way of composition, and to prevent the prosecution of the thief. This in England subjects a person to a heavy fine, as by this means the punishment of the criminal is prevented.

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.