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G2809 κλέμμα (klémma)
Greek
Noun, Neuter
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Quick Definition

a theft

Strong's Definition

stealing (properly, the thing stolen, but used of the act)

Derivation: from G2813 (κλέπτω);

KJV Usage: theft

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

κλέμμα, κλέμματος, τό (κλέπτω); a. thing stolen (Aristotle). b. equivalent to κλοπή theft, i. e. the act committed (Euripides, Aristophanes, others): plural Rev_9:21.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

κλέμμα klemma 1x theft, Rev_9:21

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

κλέμμα , -τος , τό ( < κλέπτω ), [in LXX : Gen_31:39 , Exo_22:3-4 (2-3) ( H1589 , H1591 ) * ;] 1. a thing stolen ( Arist ., LXX ). 2. = κλοπή , theft (Plato, al. ): pl ., Rev_9:21 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

κλέμμα [page 346] κλέμμα of the object stolen is found in Syll 653 .75 ff (Mystery inscr. from Andania B.C. 91), where an interesting distinction is made between the fate of the free man and the slave ἂν δέ τις . . ἁλῶι εἴτε κεκλεβὼς εἴτε ἄλλο τι ἀδίκημα πεποιηκώς , ἀγέσθω ἐπὶ τοὺς ἱερούς , καὶ ὁ μὲν ἐλεύθερος ἄν κατακριθεῖ ἀποτινέτω διπλοῦν , ὁ δὲ δοῦλος μαστιγούσθω καὶ ἀποτεισάτω διπλοῦν τὸ κλέμμα . For κλεψιμαῖος ( Tob_2:13 ) see P Lend 422 .3 ( c. A.D. 350) (= II. p. 318) πωλήσας καμήλια κλεψιμεα ( l. αῖα ), having sold stolen camels.

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

κλέμμα κλέμμα, ατος, τό, [Etym: κλέπτω] "a theft", Eur. , Ar. "a stratagem in war", Thuc. : "a fraud", Dem. , Aeschin.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

κλέμμα, -τος, τό (κλέπτω), [in LXX: Gen.31:39, Exo.22:3-4 (2-3) (גָּנַב, גְּנֵבָה)* ;] __1. a thing stolen (Arist., LXX) __2. = κλοπή, theft (Plato, al.): pl., Rev.9:21.† (AS)

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