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1 . (ληστής) 'robber, bandit.' Used by the Lord in reference to those who bought and sold in the temple. Matt. 21: 13; Mark 11: 17; Luke 19: 46. In the parable of the Good Samaritan the traveller fell among robbers. Luke 10: 30, 36. When the Lord was arrested He asked if they had come out as against a robber. Matt. 26: 55; Mark 14: 48; Luke 22: 52. The two malefactors crucified with the Lord were also men of this character. Matt. 27: 38, 44; Mark 15: 27. The same Greek word is translated 'robber' in the A.V. in John 10: 1, 8; John 18: 40; 2 Cor. 11: 26.
2. κλέπτης, 'thief.' Those who break through and steal secretly. Mat 6: 19, 20. This is the word employed in the expression "as a thief in the night," to which the unexpected coming of the Lord to the world is compared. 1 Thess. 5: 2, 4; 2 Peter 3: 10; Rev. 3: 3; etc. It is applied to Judas. John 12: 6. The word 'thief' in the A.V. is always this word except in the passages quoted under No. 1.