Lexicon kleptés: a thief Original Word: κλέπτης, ου, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: kleptés Phonetic Spelling: (klep'-tace) Short Definition: a thief Definition: a thief. HELPS word-Studies 2812 kléptēs – a thief who steals by stealth (in secret), rather than in the open with violence (WS, 591). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom kleptóDefinitiona thief NASB Translationthief (12), thieves (4).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 2812: κλέπτηςκλέπτης, κλέπτου, ὁ ( κλέπτω) (from Homer down), the Sept. for גַּנָּב, a thief: Matthew 6:19; Matthew 24:43; Luke 12:33, 39; John 10:1, 10; 1 Corinthians 6:10; 1 Peter 4:15; an embezzler, pilferer, John 12:6; ἔρχεσθαι or ἥκειν ... ὡς κλέπτης ἐν νυκτί, equivalent to to come unexpectedly, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 4; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 3:3; Revelation 16:15; the name is transferred to false teachers, who do not care to instruct men, but abuse their confidence for their own gain, John 10:8. (Synonym: see λῃστής, at the end.)
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