κλοπ-ή G2829
theft, the act of stealing
This noun (from κλέπτω, 'to steal') refers to the act or practice of theft—taking what belongs to another by stealth. It appears in both Matthew 15:19 and Mark 7:21 in Jesus' teaching about what defiles a person: evil comes from within, from the heart, including thefts. Jesus lists it among moral evils like murders, adulteries, and false witness. The plural form (κλοπαί) suggests repeated acts or the general practice of stealing. Classical usage distinguished theft (κλοπή, done by stealth) from robbery (ἁρπαγή, done by force), and that distinction may be operative in Jesus' vice list as well.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Both occurrences (Matt 15:19, Mark 7:21) are in Jesus' teaching on defilement, where He lists 'thefts' (κλοπαί) among the evil things that come from the heart. The plural form suggests habitual actions or multiple instances. The multilingual glosses are simple and consistent: English 'thefts,' Spanish 'robos,' French 'vol,' German 'Diebstahl.' The word is distinguished from violent robbery in classical usage, emphasizing the secretive, stealthy nature of taking what isn't one's own. 2×
AR["سَرِقَاتٌ", "سِرْقَةٌ"]·ben["চুরি"]·DE["Diebstahl", "κλοπαί"]·EN["thefts"]·FR["vol"]·heb["גְּנֵבוֹת"]·HI["चोरियन"]·ID["pencurian"]·IT["furto"]·jav["nyolong,"]·KO["도둑질들", "도적질들"]·PT["furtos", "roubos"]·RU["кражи"]·ES["robos"]·SW["wizi"]·TR["hırsızlıklar"]·urd["چوری", "چوریاں"]
Related Senses
H5414 1. give, bestow (1855×)H3947 1. take, seize, grasp (Qal) (940×)G2192 1. possess / have (680×)G1325 1. give, bestow (336×)H5159 1. inherited land or property (170×)G2983 1. receive, obtain (134×)H3423 1. Qal: take possession of land (130×)G2983 2. take, take up (113×)G2398 1. one's own, belonging to oneself (91×)G3860 1. hand over, deliver to custody (78×)H7998 1. spoil, plunder, booty (74×)G1325 2. be given, be granted (70×)H5414 2. put, place, set (68×)H7999a 1. pay, repay, recompense (63×)H7069 1. Buy, purchase (59×)H1892 1. vanity, futility, absurdity (58×)H5159 2. heritage as covenant portion (52×)H6299 1. redeem or ransom (Qal active) (49×)H4376 1. Sell (Qal active) (47×)H1350a 1. Redeem, buy back (46×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
κλοπ-ή, ἡ, (κλέπτω) theft, ἁρπαγῆς τε καὶ κλοπῆς δίκη Refs 5th c.BC+; σκεῦος.. ἐκφέρειν ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἐπὶ κλοπήν Refs; κλοπῆς ἐν ταῖς εὐθύναις ἑάλωκεν Refs 4th c.BC+; opposed to ἁρπαγή, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 of authors, plagiarism, Refs 3rd c.AD+ __II secret act or transaction, fraud, κλέπτουσα μύθοις κλοπάς Refs 5th c.BC+; κλοπῇ by stealth or fraud, Refs 5th c.BC+; ποδοῖν κλοπὰν ἀρέσθαι, i.e. to steal away, Refs 5th c.BC+ __III in warfare, surprise, Refs 5th c.BC+