ΓΗΣΛΗΣΤΗΣ, γησληστης
GĒSLĒSTĒS, gēslēstēs
Sounds Like: gays-LEH-stees
Translations: land-robber, earth-robber, a land-robber, a earth-robber
From the root: ΓΗ, ΛΗΣΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun formed from 'γῆ' (ge), meaning 'earth' or 'land', and 'λῃστής' (lestes), meaning 'robber' or 'bandit'. Therefore, 'γῆςλῃστής' refers to someone who robs or plunders land, a land-robber. It describes a person who unlawfully seizes or exploits land.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:17
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΓΗ, ΛΗΣΤΗΣ, appear in our texts.
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