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3027 λῃστής lestes [lace-tace’] from leizomai (to plunder); n m; TDNT-4:257,532; [{See TDNT 442 }] AV-thief 11, robber 4; 15

1) a robber, plunderer, freebooter, brigand

• For Synonyms see entry 5856 one who steals by stealth and deception. To lurk privily as we see in Proverbs 1:11
• lēstēs is translated as "an insurrectionist". "is a thief who also plunders and pillages – an unscrupulous marauder (malefactor), exploiting the vulnerable without hesitating to use violence." The Discovery Bible