G3027
λῃστής
lēistḗs
a brigand
Lexicon
Derivation: from (to plunder);
a brigand
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: robber, thief
Usage
15 occurrences · 0 OT · 15 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of thieves3 · 20%
- a thief3 · 20%
- thieves3 · 20%
- the thieves2 · 13%
- a robber2 · 13%
- robbers1 · 7%
- of robbers1 · 7%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
λῃστὴν3λῃστῶν.2λῃσταί,1λῃστής.¶1λῃσταὶ1λῃσταῖς1λῃστῶν.¶1λῃστῶν,1λῃσταί·1λῃστής·1λῃστάς;1λῃστάς,1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.