Robber/rebel
λῃστήςStrong’s G3027lēstēs
Appears in 15 verses of the New Testament
In short
Lēstēs is the Greek word usually translated “robbers”, “robber” and “insurrectionist”. It appears in 15 verses of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “robbers”, “robber” and “insurrectionist”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- robbers 6
- of robbers 4
- a robber 4
- an insurrectionist 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 4
- Luke 4
- Mark 3
- John 3
- 2 Corinthians 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 26:55In 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 27:38Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
- Matthew 27:44The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
- Mark 11:17And 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 14:48And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
- Mark 15:27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Greek dictionary
λῃστής lēstēs · robber/rebel
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “robber” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ROB'BER, noun
- In law, one that takes goods or money from the person of another by force or menaces, and with a felonious intent.
- In a looser sense, one who takes that to which he has no right; one who steals, plunders or strips by violence and wrong.
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.