Strong's Concordance
Original word: λῃστής
Transliteration: léstés
Definition (short): robbers
Definition (full): a robber
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: from léis (booty)
Definition: a robber
NASB Translation: robber (5), robbers (6), robbers' (4).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
From leizomai (to plunder); a brigand -- robber, thief.
References
KJV:
And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
NASB:
And He said to them, "It is written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER'; but you are making it a ROBBERS' DEN."
KJV:
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
NASB:
At that time Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me.
KJV:
Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
NASB:
At that time two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.
KJV:
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
NASB:
The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.
KJV:
And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
NASB:
And He began to teach and say to them, "Is it not written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS '? But you have made it a ROBBERS' DEN."