GreekG3027Noun (Masculine)

λῃστής

lēstēs

15Occurrences
G3027Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a brigand

from (to plunder);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a robber, brigand: (LXX).
Synonyms
κλέπτης, q.v
LXX: for גְּדוּד, etc.

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow

Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

λῃστής appears 15 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
4
Matthew
4
John
3
Mark
3
2 Corinthians
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 11:26BSB

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,

John 18:40BSB

“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)

Luke 19:46BSB

He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

Matthew 26:55BSB

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 11:17BSB

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.’”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.