Redirected from ληϲτε, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΛΗΣΤΕ, ληστε
LĒSTE, lēste
Sounds Like: LAY-steh
Translations: to rob, to plunder, to steal, to commit highway robbery
From the root: ΛΗΣΤΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the imperative form of the verb 'ληστεύω' (lēsteuō), meaning 'to rob' or 'to plunder'. It is used to command or exhort someone not to engage in robbery or similar acts. In the provided context, it appears to be part of a list of negative actions to avoid, such as 'robbing, stealing, and sailing into the sea' or 'do not be greedy'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Imperative, Second Person Singular
Strong’s number: G3027 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΗΣΤΕΥΩ.
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.
- ἈΛΗΣΤΕΥΤΟΝ — unrobbed, unplundered, not subject to robbery
- ΑΛΗΣΤΕΥΤΟΝ — unrobbed, not plundered, not stolen
- ἘΛΗΣΤΕΥΟΝ — they were robbing, they robbed, they plundered, they were plundering
- ΛΗΣΤΕΥΕΙΝ — to rob, to plunder, to commit robbery
- ΛΗΣΤΕΥΟΝΤΕΣ — robbing, plundering, committing robbery, acting as a robber
- ΛΗΣΤΕΥΟΝΤΙ — (to) a robber, (to) one robbing, (to) one plundering, (to) one committing robbery
- ΛΗΣΤΕΥΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having robbed, having plundered, having committed robbery
- ΛΗΣΤΕΥΩ — to rob, to plunder, to commit robbery
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