Word study · Greek

kléptō

to steal

Say it: KLEP-to (approximate)

κλέπτω

What it means

To steal (we get "kleptomania"). In 4:28, "let him who stole steal no more," but work and share. It also appears in Jesus' warning about thieves (Matthew 6:19-20).

Range of meaning

  • StealTake what belongs to another.
  • ThieveRob.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 4

    "Let him who stole steal no more" (4:28).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G2813 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources