κλέπτης kleptēs

Greek word for “thief” · Strong’s G2812 · used 16 times in 16 verses

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Meaning

κλέπτης, -ου, ὁ; a thief: 24:43, 12:6.

How it is translated

Glosses given for kleptēs in context, with how often each is used:

• thief 12
• thieves 4

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

John 10 (3), Matthew 6 (2), Luke 12 (2), 1 Thessalonians 5 (2), Matthew 24 (1), John 12 (1), 1 Corinthians 6 (1), 1 Peter 4 (1), 2 Peter 3 (1), Revelation 3 (1)

Forms

• κλέπτης 12
• κλέπται 4

Words used with it

Words that share verses with kleptēs more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• διορύσσω diorussō “to break in” 4
• σής sēs “moth” 3
• κλέπτω kleptō “to steal” 3
• θησαυρός thēsauros “treasure” 3
• γρηγορέω grēgoreō “to keep watch” 3
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 6
• ποῖος poios “what?” 3
• ἀφανίζω aphanizō “to destroy” 2
• ὅπου hopou “where(-ever)” 3
• θησαυρίζω thēsaurizō “to store up” 2
• βρῶσις brōsis “eating” 2
• οἰκοδεσπότης oikodespotēs “householder” 2

Key verses

The verses using kleptēs that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 6:19 — Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
• Luke 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 approacheth, neither…
• John 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 and a robber.
• John 10:8 — All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
• John 10:10 — The thief 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.
• John 12:6 — This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
• 1 Corinthians 6:10 — Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2 — For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:4 — But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
• 2 Peter 3:10 — But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with…
• Revelation 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, and thou…
• Revelation 16:15 — Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.