Greek word · G2809

κλέμμα

klemma

theft

Something stolen, or an act of theft. Close to klopē ('theft').

Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

κλέμμα, -τος, τό

(κλέπτω), [in LXX: Genesis 31:39, Exodus 22:3-4 (2-3) (גָּנַב, גְּנֵבָה)* ;]

1. a thing stolen (Arist., LXX)

2. = κλοπή, theft (Plato, al.): pl., Revelation 9:21.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Revelation 9:21

Range of meaning

Something stolen, or an act of theft. Close to klopē ('theft').

Against the English

'Thefts' (KJV, WEB, ESV, NIV) and 'theft' (BSB) are accurate.

Used elsewhere in the period

Septuagint Exod 22:3–4 (Eng. 22:3–4) uses it for stolen property in the laws on restitution. Only here in the New Testament. Klopai ('thefts') appears in Mark 7:22 and Didache 5:1.

Where it appears

Revelation · 1

  1. Revelation 9:21 κλεμμάτων thefts

    Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.

    Here: Plural: acts of theft, or the stolen goods themselves. This is the only place the word appears in the New Testament. It completes the list of the commandments about how people treat one another: do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.