Words the Bible translates as thief
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- kleptēsκλέπτηςa thief: someone who takes what belongs to another secretly, by stealth rather than open force
- lēstēsλῃστήςa robber who takes by open force: a violent bandit or highwayman, and by extension an armed rebel.
- gannavגַּנָּבa thief: one who takes what belongs to another by stealth.
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