To steal
κλέπτωStrong’s G2813kleptō
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kleptō is the Greek word usually translated “steal”, “shall you steal” and “may steal away”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:”
Meaning
Usually translated “steal”, “shall you steal” and “may steal away”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- steal 2
- shall you steal 2
- will you steal 1
- may steal away 1
- they stole 1
- he shall steal 1
- to steal 1
- do you steal 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- Romans 2
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Ephesians 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 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 19:18He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
- Matthew 27:64Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
- Matthew 28:13Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
- Mark 10:19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
- Luke 18:20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
Greek dictionary
κλέπτω kleptō · to steal
κλέπτω [in LXX for גָּנַב ;] to steal: absol., Mat.6:19-20 19:18, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20, Jhn.10:10, Rom.2:21 13:9, Eph.4:28; with accusative, Mat.27:64 28:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “steal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STEAL, verb transitive
preterit tense stole; participle passive stolen, stole. [G. L, to take, to lift.]
- To take and carry away feloniously, as the personal goods of another.“Let him that stole, steal no more” Ephesians 4:28
- To Withdraw or convey without notice or clandestinely.
- To gain or win by address or gradual and imperceptible means.“So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel” 2 Samuel 15:6
All definitions and other forms of “steal”
STEAL, verb intransitive
- To withdraw or pass privily; to slip along or away unperceived.
- To practice theft; to take feloniously.“Thou shalt not steal” Exodus 20:15
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.