λῃστής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• λᾳστής (Doric)
• ληϊστής (Ionic)

Etymology

From ληΐς (lêḯs), Epic form of λεία (leía, “plunder, spoils”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /lɛ͜ɛ͜ɪstɛ͜ɛ́s/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /leːstéːs/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /listís/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /listís/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /listís/

Noun

λῃστής (genitive λῃστοῦ) m, first declension; (lēistēs)

1. robber, bandit
2. pirate, buccaneer
3. revolutionary, insurrectionist, guerrilla

Inflection

First declension of λῃστής, λῃστοῦ

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	λῃστής	λῃστά	λῃσταί
Genitive	λῃστοῦ	λῃσταῖν	λῃστῶν
Dative	λῃστῇ	λῃσταῖν	λῃσταῖς
Accusative	λῃστήν	λῃστά	λῃστάς
Vocative	λῃστά	λῃστά	λῃσταί

Synonyms

• (robber):κλέπτης (kleptēs)
• (pirate):πειρατής (peiratēs)

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G3027