ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΟΝ, ληστρικον
LĒSTRIKON, lēstrikon
Sounds Like: lees-TREE-kon
Translations: robber-like, predatory, piratical, of robbers, a band of robbers, robbery
From the root: ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'robber-like' or 'predatory'. In the neuter singular form, as seen here, it can also function as a noun referring to 'a band of robbers' or the abstract concept of 'robbery' or 'piracy'. It describes something associated with or characteristic of robbers or brigands.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G3027 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 7:204
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΑ — robber-like, piratical, predatory, like robbers, like pirates
- ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΗΝ — robber-like, piratical, brigand-like, a robber-like, a piratical, a brigand-like
- ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΟΙ — robber-like, pertaining to robbers, of robbers, brigand-like, piratical
- ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΟΙΣ — of robbers, of bandits, belonging to robbers, belonging to bandits, like robbers, like bandits
- ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΟΣ — robber-like, pertaining to robbers, of robbers, like a robber, a robber-like
- ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΟΥ — of robber-like, of piratical, of brigandish, of a robber-like, of a piratical, of a brigandish
- ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΩΤΕΡΟΝ — more like a robber, more like a bandit, more piratical, more brigand-like, more violently, more like a thief
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