κλέπτω kleptō

Greek word for “to steal” · Strong’s G2813 · used 13 times in 11 verses

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Meaning

κλέπτω; to steal: absol., 19:18, 13:9; with accusative, 28:13.†;

How it is translated

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

• steal 3
• shall you steal 2
• will you steal 1
• may steal away 1
• stole 1
• shall steal 1
• do you steal? 1
• will steal 1
• stealing 1
• should steal 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 6 (2), Matthew 19 (1), Matthew 27 (1), Matthew 28 (1), Mark 10 (1), Luke 18 (1), John 10 (1), Romans 2 (1), Romans 13 (1), Ephesians 4 (1)

Forms

• κλέπτουσιν 2
• κλέψεις 2
• κλέψῃς 2
• κλέψωσιν 1
• ἔκλεψαν 1
• κλέψῃ 1
• κλέπτειν 1
• κλέπτεις 1
• κλέπτων 1
• κλεπτέτω 1

Words used with it

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

• φονεύω phoneuō “to murder” 4
• μοιχεύω moicheuō “to commit adultery” 4
• ψευδομαρτυρέω pseudomartureō “to perjure” 3
• κλέπτης kleptēs “thief” 3
• σής sēs “moth” 2
• διορύσσω diorussō “to break in” 2
• ἀφανίζω aphanizō “to destroy” 2
• ἐντολή entolē “commandment” 3
• θησαυρίζω thēsaurizō “to store up” 2
• βρῶσις brōsis “eating” 2
• θησαυρός thēsauros “treasure” 2
• τιμάω timaō “to honor” 2

Key verses

The verses using kleptō 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:
• Matthew 6:20 — But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
• Matthew 19:18 — He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
• Matthew 27:64 — Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is…
• Matthew 28:13 — Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
• Mark 10:19 — Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
• Luke 18:20 — Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
• 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.
• Romans 2:21 — Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
• Romans 13:9 — For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be…
• Ephesians 4:28 — Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

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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.