kleptō · steal

What it means

kleptō (κλέπτω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “steal”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To take secretly what belongs to another.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• steal ×11
• Let the one who steals ×1
• stole ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×5
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• John×1
• Romans×3
• Ephesians×2

• Matthew 6:19

  “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and woodworm destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal;

• Matthew 6:20

  but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor woodworm destroys, and where thieves do not dig through or steal;

• Matthew 19:18

  He says to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “ ‘You shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness;

• Matthew 27:64

  So order the grave to be made secure until the third day, so that his disciples may not come and steal him and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

• Matthew 28:13

  saying, “Say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him while we were sleeping.’

• Mark 10:19

  You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”

• Luke 18:20

  You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”

• John 10:10

  The thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy. I came so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

• Romans 2:21

  you who then teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who proclaim not to steal, do you steal?

• Romans 13:9

  For: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

• Ephesians 4:28

  Let the one who steals no longer steal, but rather let him labor, working with his own hands what is good, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.

And 2 more times.