"ληστής" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /liˈstis/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λῃστής (lēistḗs) / ληϊστής (lēïstḗs), from λεία (leía, “booty, plunder”). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|λῃστής}} Ancient Greek λῃστής (lēistḗs), {{l|grc|ληϊστής}} ληϊστής (lēïstḗs), {{l|grc|λεία||booty, plunder}} λεία (leía, “booty, plunder”) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|ληστές|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} ληστής • (listís) m (plural ληστές), {{el-noun|m|ληστές}} ληστής • (listís) m (plural ληστές) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|ληστής|ληστές|ληστή|ληστών|ληστή|ληστές|ληστή|ληστές|note=}}, {{el-decl-noun|ληστής|ληστές|ληστού|ληστών|ληστή|ληστές|ληστής|ληστές|ap=|as=|gp=|gs=|note=|np=|ns=|vp=|vs=}} Forms: listís [romanization], ληστές [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ληστής [nominative, singular], ληστές [nominative, plural], ληστή [genitive, singular], ληστών [genitive, plural], ληστή [accusative, singular], ληστές [accusative, plural], ληστή [singular, vocative], ληστές [plural, vocative], no-table-tags [table-tags], ληστής [nominative, singular], ληστές [nominative, plural], ληστού [genitive, singular], ληστών [genitive, plural], ληστή [accusative, singular], ληστές [accusative, plural], ληστής [singular, vocative], ληστές [plural, vocative]
  1. robber, thief, bandit, burglar (one who steals another person's property by force)
    Sense id: en-ληστής-el-noun-Wki1Ewyc
  2. (figuratively) profiteering Tags: figuratively Synonyms: αισχροκερδής
    Sense id: en-ληστής-el-noun-krIpa2bh Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'νικητής' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'νικητής': 30 49 21
  3. (historical) highwayman, bandit Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-ληστής-el-noun-VsWBG31W Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 11 34 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: κλέφτης (kléftis) (english: thief) [masculine], διαρρήκτης (diarríktis) (english: burglar) [masculine], λωποδύτης (lopodýtis) (english: petty thief) [masculine], αισχροκερδής (aischrokerdís) (english: profiteer) [masculine]
Related terms: αλήστευτος (alísteftos) (english: unrobbed), αρχιληστής (archilistís) (english: chief bandit) [masculine], καταλήστευση (katalístefsi) (english: extreme robbery, exploitation) [feminine], καταληστεύω (katalistévo) (english: rob excessively, exploit extremely), λησταποδοχή (listapodochí) (english: receiving stolen goods) [feminine], λησταποδόχος (listapodóchos) (english: receiver of stolen goods) [masculine], λησταρχείο (listarcheío) (english: bandits' den) [neuter], λήσταρχος m feminine: λησταρχίνα (listarchína) (english: bandit chief), ληστεία (listeía) (english: robbery) [feminine], ληστεύω (listévo) (english: rob), ληστοκρατία (listokratía) (english: the rule of robbers) [feminine], ληστοκρατούμαι (listokratoúmai) (english: ruled by robbers), ληστοπραξία (listopraxía) (english: committing robbery) [feminine] [law], ληστοσυμμορία (listosymmoría) (english: gang of robbers) [feminine], ληστοτρόφος (listotrófos) (english: who helps or nurtures robbers) [masculine], ληστοφυγόδικος (listofygódikos) (english: a fugitive robber) [masculine], ληστρικός (listrikós) (english: predatory, by way of robbery), απατεώνας (apateónas) (english: crook, swindler) [masculine], κακοποιός (kakopoiós) (english: criminal) [adjective, noun], πειρατής (peiratís) (english: pirate) [masculine], συμμορία (symmoría) (english: gang) [feminine]

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ληστής",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ληστές",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ληστού",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ληστών",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ληστή",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ληστές",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ληστής",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ληστές",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
        "2": "nouns",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr2": ""
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "ληστές"
      },
      "expansion": "ληστής • (listís) m (plural ληστές)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "λη‧στής"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ληστής",
        "2": "ληστές",
        "3": "ληστή",
        "4": "ληστών",
        "5": "ληστή",
        "6": "ληστές",
        "7": "ληστή",
        "8": "ληστές",
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "ληστές",
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        "7": "ληστής",
        "8": "ληστές",
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        "as": "",
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      "name": "el-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "unrobbed",
      "roman": "alísteftos",
      "word": "αλήστευτος"
    },
    {
      "english": "chief bandit",
      "roman": "archilistís",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αρχιληστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "extreme robbery, exploitation",
      "roman": "katalístefsi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "καταλήστευση"
    },
    {
      "english": "rob excessively, exploit extremely",
      "roman": "katalistévo",
      "word": "καταληστεύω"
    },
    {
      "english": "receiving stolen goods",
      "roman": "listapodochí",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λησταποδοχή"
    },
    {
      "english": "receiver of stolen goods",
      "roman": "listapodóchos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λησταποδόχος"
    },
    {
      "english": "bandits' den",
      "roman": "listarcheío",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λησταρχείο"
    },
    {
      "english": "bandit chief",
      "roman": "listarchína",
      "word": "λήσταρχος m feminine: λησταρχίνα"
    },
    {
      "english": "robbery",
      "roman": "listeía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ληστεία"
    },
    {
      "english": "rob",
      "roman": "listévo",
      "word": "ληστεύω"
    },
    {
      "english": "the rule of robbers",
      "roman": "listokratía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ληστοκρατία"
    },
    {
      "english": "ruled by robbers",
      "roman": "listokratoúmai",
      "word": "ληστοκρατούμαι"
    },
    {
      "english": "committing robbery",
      "roman": "listopraxía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "ληστοπραξία"
    },
    {
      "english": "gang of robbers",
      "roman": "listosymmoría",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ληστοσυμμορία"
    },
    {
      "english": "who helps or nurtures robbers",
      "roman": "listotrófos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ληστοτρόφος"
    },
    {
      "english": "a fugitive robber",
      "roman": "listofygódikos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ληστοφυγόδικος"
    },
    {
      "english": "predatory, by way of robbery",
      "roman": "listrikós",
      "word": "ληστρικός"
    },
    {
      "english": "crook, swindler",
      "roman": "apateónas",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "απατεώνας"
    },
    {
      "english": "criminal",
      "roman": "kakopoiós",
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "κακοποιός"
    },
    {
      "english": "pirate",
      "roman": "peiratís",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "πειρατής"
    },
    {
      "english": "gang",
      "roman": "symmoría",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συμμορία"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Ruthless thieves beat and robbed a 90-year-old.",
          "roman": "Adístaktoi listés edeiran kai lístepsan 90-chroni.",
          "text": "Αδίστακτοι ληστές εδειραν και λήστεψαν 90-χρονη.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Ongoing police search for the armed robber.",
          "roman": "I astynomía kataziteí ton énoplo listí.",
          "text": "Η αστυνομία καταζητεί τον ένοπλο ληστή.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Τίτλος θεατρικού έργου: «Οι Ληστές» του γερμανού ποιητή Φρίντριχ Σίλλερ\nTítlos theatrikoú érgou: «Oi Listés» tou germanoú poiití Fríntrich Síller\nTheatrical play title: The Robbers by the German poet Friedrich Schiller",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "robber, thief, bandit, burglar (one who steals another person's property by force)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "robber",
          "robber"
        ],
        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ],
        [
          "bandit",
          "bandit"
        ],
        [
          "burglar",
          "burglar"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "profiteering"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "profiteering",
          "profiteering"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) profiteering"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "αισχροκερδής"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with historical senses",
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The mountains were hiding places of the robbers.",
          "roman": "Ta vouná ítan krisfýgeta ton listón.",
          "text": "Tα βουνά ήταν κρησφύγετα των ληστών.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "highwayman, bandit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "highwayman",
          "highwayman"
        ],
        [
          "bandit",
          "bandit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) highwayman, bandit"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/liˈstis/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "thief",
      "roman": "kléftis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κλέφτης"
    },
    {
      "english": "burglar",
      "roman": "diarríktis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "διαρρήκτης"
    },
    {
      "english": "petty thief",
      "roman": "lopodýtis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λωποδύτης"
    },
    {
      "english": "profiteer",
      "roman": "aischrokerdís",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αισχροκερδής"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ληστής"
}

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