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Koine Greek wordlink #20908

SR GNT Mat 27:44 λῃσταὶ (laʸstai) ‘same also the robbers the ones having_been executed_on_a_stake_with with’ Strongs=30270 Lemma=lēstēs
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Referred to from Word #20911

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Only use of identical word form λῃσταὶ (N-NMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘λῃσταὶ’ (N-NMP) is always and only glossed as ‘robbers’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘lēstēs’ have 4 different glosses: ‘a robber’, ‘among robbers’, ‘of robbers’, ‘robbers’.

Greek words (9) other than λῃσταὶ (N-NMP) with a gloss related to ‘robbers’

YHN 10:8 λῃσταί (laʸstai) N-NMP ‘thieves are and robbers but not heard’ SR GNT Yhn 10:8 word 10

MARK 11:17 λῃστῶν (laʸstōn) N-GMP ‘made it a hideout of robbers’ SR GNT Mark 11:17 word 27

MARK 15:27 λῃστάς (laʸstas) N-AMP ‘him they are executing_on_a_stake two robbers one on the right’ SR GNT Mark 15:27 word 9

MAT 21:13 λῃστῶν (laʸstōn) N-GMP ‘it are making a hideout of robbers’ SR GNT Mat 21:13 word 17

MAT 27:38 λῃσταί (laʸstai) N-NMP ‘with him two robbers one on the right’ SR GNT Mat 27:38 word 6

LUKE 10:30 λῃσταῖς (laʸstais) N-DMP ‘to Yeriⱪō/(Yərīḩō) and among robbers he fell_among who both’ SR GNT Luke 10:30 word 18

LUKE 10:36 λῃστάς (laʸstas) N-AMP ‘having fallen_in among the robbers’ SR GNT Luke 10:36 word 17

LUKE 19:46 λῃστῶν (laʸstōn) N-GMP ‘it made a hideout of robbers’ SR GNT Luke 19:46 word 19

2COR 11:26 λῃστῶν (laʸstōn) N-GMP ‘in dangers of rivers in dangers of robbers in dangers from my race’ SR GNT 2Cor 11:26 word 6

Key: N=noun AMP=accusative,masculine,plural DMP=dative,masculine,plural GMP=genitive,masculine,plural NMP=nominative,masculine,plural