Theft
κλοπήStrong’s G2829klopē
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Klopē is the Greek word usually translated “thefts”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:”
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 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
κλοπή klopē · theft
κλοπή, -ῆν, ἡ (κλέπτω), [in LXX for גָּנַב ;] theft: pl., Mat.15:19, Mrk.7:22.† (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.
- 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.