λῃστής
lēstēs (G3027)
robber/rebel
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The Greek word λῃστὴ́ς (lēstēs), corresponding to Strong's number G3027, has a complex meaning that encompasses both robbery and rebellion. This term occupies a specific semantic domain related to law and justice, indicating its relevance to issues of crime, authority, and societal order. Within the Bible, the word λῃστὴ́ς appears 15 times, often in conjunction with criminal or anti-authoritarian behavior. Its usage is not limited to physical theft but also extends to concepts of disorder, banditry, and even revolution against established power structures. This multifaceted nature highlights the significance of λῃστὴ́ς in biblical discourse, reflecting concerns about crime, morality, and governance. Given its association with rebellion, λῃστὴ́ς suggests a deeper engagement with themes of power, authority, and the social fabric, emphasizing the need for accountability and the maintenance of order in a community.
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He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers!”
In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me.
Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.
He taught, saying to them, “Isn’t it written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?’ But you have made it a den of robbers!”
Jesus answered them, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me?
With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.
Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?”
saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”
Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?
“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber.
All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.
Then they all shouted again, saying, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.
I have been in travels often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my countrymen, perils from the Gentiles, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea, perils among false brothers;