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G3027λῃστήςlēstēs

robber/rebelPart of speech: Greek Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. Acts: 0
  6. Romans: 0
  7. 1 Corinthians: 0
  8. 1
  9. Galatians: 0
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. Philippians: 0
  12. Colossians: 0
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1 Timothy: 0
  16. 2 Timothy: 0
  17. Titus: 0
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. Hebrews: 0
  20. James: 0
  21. 1 Peter: 0
  22. 2 Peter: 0
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. Revelation: 0

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15 occurrences in 15 verses

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  1. Matthew 21:13

    And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.

    λῃστῶν. lēstōn “of robbers.’”

  2. Matthew 26:55

    In that hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and sticks to take me? I was teaching every day in the Temple and you took me not.

    λῃστὴν lēstēn “a robber”

  3. Matthew 27:38

    Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.

    λῃσταί, lēstai “robbers,”

  4. Matthew 27:44

    And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

    λῃσταὶ lēstai “robbers”

  5. Mark 11:17

    And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.

    λῃστῶν. lēstōn “of robbers.’”

  6. Mark 14:48

    And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me?

    λῃστὴν lēstēn “a robber”

  7. Mark 15:27

    And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

    λῃστάς, lēstas “robbers,”

  8. Luke 10:30

    And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

    λῃσταῖς lēstais “robbers”

  9. Luke 10:36

    Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?

    λῃστάς; lēstas “robbers?”

  10. Luke 19:46

    Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.

    λῃστῶν. lēstōn “of robbers.’”

  11. Luke 22:52

    And Jesus said to the chief priests and the captains of the Temple and the rulers, who had come against him, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks?

    λῃστὴν lēstēn “a robber”

  12. John 10:1

    Truly I say to you, He who does not go through the door into the place where the sheep are kept, but gets in by some other way, is a thief and an outlaw.

    λῃστής· lēstēs “a robber;”

  13. John 10:8

    All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.

    λῃσταί· lēstai “robbers;”

  14. John 18:40

    Then again they gave a loud cry, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was an outlaw.

    λῃστής. lēstēs “an insurrectionist.”

  15. 2 Corinthians 11:26

    In frequent travels, in dangers on rivers, in dangers from outlaws, in dangers from my countrymen, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the town, in dangers in the waste land, in dangers at sea, in dangers among false brothers;

    λῃστῶν, lēstōn “of robbers,”