stealer

: , , , , , , , . Fig., , , (, WH, txt., R, mg.; v. Lft., , 73; but cf. also M, , l.c.), , . Metaph., of false teachers, .† a thief Mt 6:19 20 24:43 Lk 12:33 39 Jo 10:1 10 12:6 I Co 6:10 I Pe 4:15 I Th 5:2 4 II Pe 3:10 Re 3:3 16:15 Jo 10:8 ὡς κ. ἐν νυκτί κλέπτας Notes Th.

dief, dieven

a thief.

thief

a stealer (literally or figuratively)

thief

κλέπτης, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for גַּנָּב ;] a thief: Mat.6:19-20 24:43, Luk.12:33, 39, Jhn.10:1, 10 12:6, 1Co.6:10, 1Pe.4:15. Fig., ὡς κ. ἐν νυκτί, 1Th.5:2 5:4 (κλέπτας, WH, txt., R, mg.; see Lft., Notes, 73; but cf. also M, Th., l.with), 2Pe.3:10, Rev.3:3 16:15. Metaphorical, of false teachers, Jhn.10:8.† SYN.: λῃστής, a robber, a brigand who plunders, openly, with violence; κ. is a thief who steals in secret, by fraud and cunning (Tr., Syn., § xliv) (AS)