noun · masculine
lēstos
Greekλῃστής (lēstēs)
Strong’sG3027
a robber, brigand, bandit
stem lēst-15 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λῃστής, -οῦ, ὁ
(< Ep. ληίς = λεία, booty), [in LXX for גְּדוּד, etc.;]
SYN.: κλέπτης, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3027 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlace-tace'
a brigand
Fromfrom ληΐζομαι (to plunder);
King Jamesrobber, thief.
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 | lēstos2×λῃστής | lēstois3×λῃσταί |
| object accusative | lēston3×λῃστὴν | lēstoin2×λῃστάς |
| direct address vocative | lēstor | lēstoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | lēstou | lēstoiu4×λῃστῶν |
| to, for dative | lēsto | lēstoi1×λῃσταῖς |
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
lēsto 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
Where it appears
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
lēstos“robber”subjectnominative singular2×
John 10:1“robber”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 18:40“robber”kraugazala oun palin legarōtois; Mē houton alla ton Barabbaon. ate de tos Barabbaos lēstos.“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” ( Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist. )
lēston“robber”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 26:55“robber”en ekeina ta hōra legata tos Iēsus toi ochloi; Hōs epi lēston exerchava meta machairaiu kai xuleiu sullambara min? kata hēmeran en te hiere kathezeme didaskarōtos kai ouk kratava min.At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
Mark 14:48“robber”kai apokriniratos tos Iēsus legata autoi; Hōs epi lēston exerchava meta machairaiu kai xuleiu sullambara min?Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?
Luke 22:52“robber”legata de Iēsus pros toin paragineratoin epi auton archierevoin kai stratēgoin teu hiereu kai presbuteroin; Hōs epi lēston exerchava meta machairaiu kai xuleiu?Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
lēstois“robbers”subjectnominative plural3×
Matthew 27:38“robbers”Tote staurilō sun auto duo lēstois, henos ek dexeiu kai henos ek euōnumeiu.Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.
Matthew 27:44“robbers”tem de autem kai tois lēstois tois sustauriratois sun auto oneidizale auton.In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
John 10:8“robbers”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.
lēstoin“robbers”objectaccusative plural2×
Mark 15:27“robbers”kai sun auto stauralō duo lēstoin, henon ek dexeiu kai henon ek euōnumeiu autou.Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
Luke 10:36“robbers”tinos houtoiu toiu treis plēsion dokatō si ginarē tou empiptaratou eis toin lēstoin?Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
lēstoiu“robbers”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
Matthew 21:13“robbers”kai legatō autoi; Grafitē; Tos oikos mu oikos proseuchau kaliti, vis de auton poiavō spēlaiem lēstoiu.And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
Mark 11:17“robbers”kai didaskate kai legate autoi; Ouk grafitē hoti Tos oikos mu oikos proseuchau kaliti pantei tei ethnei? vis de poiavē auton spēlaiem lēstoiu.Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
Luke 19:46“robbers”legarōtos autoi; Grafitē; Kai eti tos oikos mu oikos proseuchau, vis de auton poiava spēlaiem lēstoiu.He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
2 Corinthians 11:26“robbers”hodoiporiai pollakis, kindunoi potamoiu, kindunoi lēstoiu, kindunoi ek geneu, kindunoi ek ethneiu, kindunoi en polita, kindunoi en erēmia, kindunoi en thalassa, kindunoi en pseudadelfoi,In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
lēstoi“robbers”to, fordative plural1×
Luke 10:30“robbers”hupolambaratos de tos Iēsus legata; Anthrōpos tinos katabainate apo Ierousalēm eis Ierichō kai lēstoi peripiptata, hois kai ekduaratois auton kai plēgain epititharatois aperchala afiēkaratois hēmithanon.Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.