ΛΗΣΤΩ, ληστω
LĒSTŌ, lēstō
Sounds Like: lays-TOH
Translations: of robbers, of bandits, of brigands
From the root: ΛΗΣΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is the genitive plural form of 'ληστης' (lestes), meaning 'robber' or 'bandit'. It is used to indicate possession or origin, often translated as 'of robbers' or 'from robbers'. In the provided context, it signifies protection or deliverance from such individuals.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3027 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Corinthians — 11:26
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΗΣΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΛΗΣΑΣ — robber, bandit, brigand, a robber, a bandit
- ΛΗΣΤΑΙ — robbers, bandits, thieves
- ΛΗΣΤΑΙΣ — to a robber, to robbers, to a bandit, to bandits, to a revolutionary, to revolutionaries
- ΛΗΣΤΑΣ — robbers, bandits, brigands
- ΛΗΣΤΗ — robber, a robber, bandit, a bandit, revolutionary, a revolutionary
- ΛΗΣΤΗΝ — robber, a robber, bandit, a bandit, revolutionary, a revolutionary
- ΛΗΣΤΗΡΙΑ — robbery, a robbery, den of robbers, a den of robbers
- ΛΗΣΤΗΡΙΟΝ — den of robbers, a den of robbers, robbers' den, hideout
- ΛΗΣΤΗΣ — robber, a robber, bandit, a bandit, brigand, a brigand
- ΛΗΣΤΟΝ — robber, a robber, bandit, a bandit, brigand, a brigand
- ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΟΥΣ — robber-like, piratical, belonging to robbers
- ΛΗΣΤΡΙΚΩΣ — like a robber, in a predatory manner, by robbery, in a piratical manner
- ΛΗΣΤΩΝ — of robbers, of bandits, of thieves, of brigands
- ΛΗΣΤ‾Η‾ — robber, bandit, brigand, revolutionary, a robber, a bandit
- ΤΩΝΛΗΣΤΩΝ — of the robbers, of robbers, of bandits, of the bandits
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