noun · masculine
kleptos
Greekκλέπτης (kleptēs)
Strong’sG2812
a thief
stem klept-16 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κλέπτης, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX for גַּנָּב;]
SYN.: λῃστής, a robber, a brigand who plunders, openly, with violence; κ. is a thief who steals in secret, by fraud and cunning (Tr., Syn., § xliv).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2812 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidklep'-tace
a stealer (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G2813;
King Jamesthief.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kleptos12×κλέπτης | kleptois4×κλέπται |
| object accusative | klepton | kleptoin |
| direct address vocative | kleptor | kleptoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kleptou | kleptoiu |
| to, for dative | klepto | kleptoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
klepto is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
kleptos“thief”subjectnominative singular12×
Matthew 24:43“thief”ekeinem de gnōskavōr hoti ei oidatelē tos oikodespotos poia fulaka tos kleptos erchetō, grēgorata an kai ouk an easata diorussira tan oikian autou.But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
Luke 12:33“thief”pōlavar teim huparcharōteim vu kai dōavar eleēmosunan; poiavar heautoi ballantieim mē palaiirōteim, thēsauron anekleipton en toi ouranoi, hopou kleptos ouk engizatō oude sētos diaftheiratō;Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
Luke 12:39“thief”Houtem de gnōskavōr hoti ei oidatelē tos oikodespotos poia hōra tos kleptos erchetō, ouk an afiēkata diorussira ton oikon autou.But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
John 10:1“thief”Amēn amēn legamō vi, tos mē eisercherōtos dia tau thurau eis tan aulan teiu probateiu alla anabainarōtos allachothen ekeinos kleptos atō kai lēstos;“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
John 10:10“thief”tos kleptos ouk erchetō ei mē hina kleptateia kai thuateia kai apolluateia; mis erchama hina zōan echaleiō kai perissem echaleiō.The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
John 12:6“thief”legata de houtem ouk hoti peri toiu ptōchoiu meleiate auto, alla hoti kleptos ate kai tem glōssokomem echarōtos teim ballirōteim bastazate.Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
1 Thessalonians 5:2“thief”autois gar akribōs oidavē hoti hēmeras kuriou hōs kleptos en nuxa houtōs erchetō.For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
1 Thessalonians 5:4“thief”vis de, adelfoir, ouk avō en skote, hina tas hēmeras vin hōs kleptos katalambateia,But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.
1 Peter 4:15“thief”mē gar tinos vu paschatōr hōs foneuos ē kleptos ē kakopoios ē hōs allotriepiskopos;Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
2 Peter 3:10“thief”hēkati de hēmeras kuriou hōs kleptos, en ha tois ouranois roizēdon parercheli, stoicheieim de kausirōteim luiti, kai gēas kai teim en auta ergeim heuriskiti.But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
Revelation 3:3“thief”mnēmoneuasōr oun pōs lambasē kai akouasa kai tērasōr, kai metanoasar; ean oun mē grēgoraseia, hēkami hōs kleptos, kai ouk mē gnōskaseia poian hōran hēkami epi sin;Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
Revelation 16:15“thief”Idou erchemō hōs kleptos. makarios tos grēgorarōtos kai tērarōtos teim himatieim autou, hina mē gumnos peripatateiō kai blepaleiō tan aschēmosunan autou“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
kleptois“thieves”subjectnominative plural4×
Matthew 6:19“thieves”Mē thēsaurizavōr vi thēsauroin epi tau gēau, hopou sētos kai brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois diorussalō kai kleptalō;Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Matthew 6:20“thieves”thēsaurizavōr de vi thēsauroin en ourano, hopou oute sētos oute brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois ouk diorussalō oude kleptalō;But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
John 10:8“thieves”pantois hosois erchala pro mu kleptois alō kai lēstois; alla ouk akouala autoiu teim probateim.All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
1 Corinthians 6:10“thieves”oute kleptois oute pleonektois, ouk methusois, ouk loidorois, ouk harpaxois basileian theou klēronomali.nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.