Transliteration: lestes · noun
| Meaning | a robber, brigand, bandit |
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| Part of speech | noun |
| Frequency | 15x in the New Testament |
| Key inflected forms | λῃστῶν, λῃστὴν, λῃσταί, λῃσταὶ, λῃστάς, λῃσταῖς, λῃστής |
| Example verses | Matt 21:13 · Matt 26:55 · Matt 27:38 · Matt 27:44 · Mark 11:17 |
λῃστής (lestes) is a noun that occurs 15 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “a robber, brigand, bandit” and first appears in Matt 21:13.
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