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Koine Greek wordlink #106033

SR GNT Rom 2:21 κλέπτεις (klepteis) ‘proclaiming not to_be stealing you are stealing’ Strongs=28130 Lemma=kleptō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=singular
Year=60 AD Refers to Word #106030

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Only use of identical word form κλέπτεις (V-IPA2··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κλέπτεις’ (V-IPA2··S) is always and only glossed as ‘you are stealing’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘kleptō’ have 10 different glosses: ‘are stealing’, ‘let_be stealing’, ‘may steal’, ‘to_be stealing’, ‘he may steal’, ‘you are stealing’, ‘you may steal’, ‘you will_be stealing’, ‘stealing’, ‘stole’.

Greek words (7) other than κλέπτεις (V-IPA2··S) with a gloss related to ‘stealing’

MAT 6:19 κλέπτουσιν (kleptousin) V-IPA3··P ‘thieves are digging_through and are stealing’ SR GNT Mat 6:19 word 19

OET-LV: 19 Be_ not _storing _up treasures on the earth for _you _all, where moth and corrosion is _destroying, and where thieves are _digging _through and are _stealing, (MAT_6:19)

OET-RV: 19 “Don’t amass wealth for yourselves here on earth, where insects and corrosion destroy things, and where it can be stolen. (MAT 6:19)

MAT 6:20 κλέπτουσιν (kleptousin) V-IPA3··P ‘not are digging_through nor are stealing’ SR GNT Mat 6:20 word 22

OET-LV: 20 but be _storing _up for _you _all treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor corrosion is _destroying, and where thieves are_ not _digging _through nor are _stealing. (MAT_6:20)

OET-RV: 20 Instead, store your wealth in heaven, where there’s no destructive insects or corrosion or thieves or scammers, (MAT 6:20)

MAT 19:18 κλέψεις (klepseis) V-IFA2··S ‘not you will_be committing_adultery not you will_be stealing not you will_be giving_false_testimony’ SR GNT Mat 19:18 word 16

OET-LV: 18 He _is _saying to _him: Which ones? And the Yaʸsous said, the You_˓will˒_ not _be _murdering, you_˓will˒_ not _be _committing _adultery, you_˓will˒_ not _be _stealing, you_˓will˒_ not _be _giving _false _testimony, (MAT_19:18)

OET-RV: 18 “Which ones?” he asked.
¶ “Don’t murder,” Yeshua answered, “don’t mess with another person’s spouse, don’t steal, don’t lie in court, (MAT 19:18)

ROM 2:21 κλέπτειν (kleptein) V-NPA···· ‘you proclaiming not to_be stealing you are stealing’ SR GNT Rom 2:21 word 11

OET-LV: 21 therefore you teaching another, yourself not are _teaching? You proclaiming not to _be _stealing, you _are _stealing? (ROM_2:21)

OET-RV: 21 then why do you teach others when you haven’t even taught yourself? You announce that stealing is wrong, but you’re a thief. (ROM 2:21)

ROM 13:9 κλέψεις (klepseis) V-IFA2··S ‘not you will_be murdering not you will_be stealing not you will_be coveting and’ SR GNT Rom 13:9 word 8

OET-LV: 9 For/Because which: Not you _will _be _committing _adultery: Not you _will _be _murdering: Not you _will _be _stealing: not you _will _be _coveting, and if any other command in the message this, is _being _summed _up, in that: You _will _be _loving the neighbour of _you as yourself. (ROM_13:9)

OET-RV: 9 which is: Don’t commit adultery. Don’t murder. Don’t steal. Don’t covet what others have. All of those plus any other commands can be summarised as: Love your neighbour like you love yourself. (ROM 13:9)

EPH 4:28 κλέπτων (kleptōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘the one stealing no_longer let_be stealing rather’ SR GNT Eph 4:28 word 2

OET-LV: 28 The one stealing no _longer let _be _stealing, but rather let _him _be _labouring, working the good with _his hands, in _order _that he _may _be _having to _be _sharing to _the one having need. (EPH_4:28)

OET-RV: 28 If you’ve been stealing, then stop it. Instead you should be a hard worker, doing good things with your hands, so that you’ll earn enough to be able to help those who are in need. (EPH 4:28)

EPH 4:28 κλεπτέτω (kleptetō) V-MPA3··S ‘the one stealing no_longer let_be stealing rather but him let_be labouring’ SR GNT Eph 4:28 word 4

Key: V=verb