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κλέπτω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κλέπτω
Greek transliteration: 
kleptō
Simplified transliteration: 
klepto
Principal Parts: 
κλέψω, ἔκλεψα, -, -, ἐκλάπην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2813
GK Number: 
3096
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
13
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-4
Gloss: 
steal
Definition: 
to steal, Mt. 6:19, 20; 19:18; to take away stealthily, remove secretly, Mt. 27:64; 28:13

Greek-English Concordance for κλέπτω

Matthew 6:19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal (kleptousin | κλέπτουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl);
Matthew 6:20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal (kleptousin | κλέπτουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl).
Matthew 19:18 “Which ones?” he inquired. And Jesus said, “‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do (klepseis | κλέψεις | fut act ind 2 sg) not steal (klepseis | κλέψεις | fut act ind 2 sg), Do not give false testimony,
Matthew 27:64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal (klepsōsin | κλέψωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) him and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deceit will be greater than the first.”
Matthew 28:13 and told them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole (eklepsan | ἔκλεψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) his body while we were sleeping.’
Mark 10:19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do (klepsēs | κλέψῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) not steal (klepsēs | κλέψῃς | aor act subj 2 sg), Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”
Luke 18:20 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You (klepsēs | κλέψῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) shall (klepsēs | κλέψῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) not steal (klepsēs | κλέψῃς | aor act subj 2 sg); You shall not bear false witness; Honor your father and mother.’
John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal (klepsē | κλέψῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) and slaughter and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
Romans 2:21 you, then, who teach others, will you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing (kleptein | κλέπτειν | pres act inf ), do you steal (klepteis | κλέπτεις | pres act ind 2 sg)?
Romans 13:9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You (klepseis | κλέψεις | fut act ind 2 sg) shall (klepseis | κλέψεις | fut act ind 2 sg) not steal (klepseis | κλέψεις | fut act ind 2 sg), You shall not covet,” (and any other commandment there may be) are summed up in this “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Ephesians 4:28 Let (kleptetō | κλεπτέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) the thief (kleptōn | κλέπτων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) no longer steal (kleptetō | κλεπτέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg), but rather let him work hard, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one in need.