Lexicon :: Strong's G2812 - kleptēs

κλέπτης

Transliteration

kleptēs (Key)

Pronunciation

klep'-tace

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From κλέπτω (G2813)

Greek Inflections of κλέπτης [?]

mGNT
16x in 2 unique form(s) TR
16x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
14x in 6 unique form(s)

κλέπται — 4x

κλέπτης — 12x

κλέπται — 4x

κλέπτης — 12x

κλέπται — 4x

κλέπτῃ — 1x

κλέπτην — 1x

κλέπτης — 5x

κλέπτου — 2x

κλεπτῶν — 1x

Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:754,441

Trench's Synonyms: xliv. κλέπτης, λῃστής.

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

κλέπτης kléptēs, klep'-tace; from G2813; a stealer (literally or figuratively):—thief. Compare G3027.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G2812 in the following manner: thief (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G2812 in the following manner: thief (16x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

an embezzler, pilferer
1. the name is transferred to false teachers, who do not care to instruct men, but abuse their confidence for their own gain

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Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

κλέπτης kléptēs, klep'-tace; from G2813; a stealer (literally or figuratively):—thief. Compare G3027.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G2812:

κλέπτης, 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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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew: 6:19; 24:43
Luke: 12:33; 12:39
John: 10:1; 10:8; 10:10; 12:6
1 Corinthians: 6:10
1 Thessalonians: 5:2; 5:4
1 Peter: 4:15
2 Peter: 3:10
Revelation: 3:3; 16:15

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G2812 matches the Greek κλέπτης (kleptēs),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the TR Greek.

View OT results in the LXX Greek concordance

View NT results in the MGNT Greek concordance

Mat 6:19

Mat 6:19 - Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves^G2812 break through and steal:

Mat 6:20

Mat 6:20 - But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves^G2812 do not break through nor steal:

Mat 24:43

Mat 24:43 - But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief^G2812 would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

Luk 12:33

Luk 12:33 - Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief^G2812 approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

Luk 12:39

Luk 12:39 - And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief^G2812 would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

Jhn 10:1

Jhn 10:1 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief^G2812 and a robber.

Jhn 10:8

Jhn 10:8 - All that ever came before me are thieves^G2812 and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

Jhn 10:10

Jhn 10:10 - The thief^G2812 cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Jhn 12:6

Jhn 12:6 - This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief,^G2812 and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

1Co 6:10

1Co 6:10 - Nor thieves,^G2812 nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

1Th 5:2

1Th 5:2 - For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief^G2812 in the night.

1Th 5:4

1Th 5:4 - But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.^G2812

1Pe 4:15

1Pe 4:15 - But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief,^G2812 or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

2Pe 3:10

2Pe 3:10 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief^G2812 in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Rev 3:3

Rev 3:3 - Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief,^G2812 and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Rev 16:15

Rev 16:15 - Behold, I come as a thief.^G2812 Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.