λῃστήρ
ἀρχὴ παιδεύσεως ἡ τῶν ὀνομάτων ἐπίσκεψις → the beginning of education is the examination of names, the beginning of philosophical education is the examination of names, the beginning of all education is the investigation of names
English (LSJ)
λῃστῆρος, ὁ, in Hom. ληϊστήρ, = λῃστής (q.v.), robber, esp. pirate, Od.3.73, etc.; λ. πολύπλαγκτοι 17.425, cf. 16.426, AP7.737, Man.3.258:—fem. λῄστειρα, ναῦς Ael.NA8.19.
German (Pape)
ῆρος, ὁ, = λῃστής, Räuber, Ep.adesp. 648 (VII.737).
Russian (Dvoretsky)
λῃστήρ: ῆρος ὁ Anth. = λῃστής.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
λῃστήρ: -ῆρος, ὁ, παρ’ Ὁμ. ληιστήρ, = λῃστὴς (ὃ ἴδε), λῃστής, κυρίως πειρατής, περιγραφόμενος ἐν Ὀδ. Γ. 73, Ι. 254, οἷά τε ληιστῆρες, ὑπεὶρ ἅλα, τοί τ’ ἀλόωνται ψυχὰς παρθέμενοι κακὸν ἀλλοδαποῖσι φέροντες· - λ. πολύπλαγκτοι Ρ. 425, πρβλ. Π. 426, Ἀνθ. Π. 7. 737, Μανέθων 3. 258· - θηλ. λῄστειρα ναῦς Αἰλ. π. Ζ. 8. 19.
Greek Monolingual
λῃστήρ και ληϊστήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ, θηλ. λῄστειρα (Α)
1. ληστής, ιδίως ο πειρατής («οἷά τε ληϊστῆρες ὑπεὶρ ἅλα, τοί τ' ἀλόωνται», Ομ. Οδ.)
2. πειρατικός («λῄστειρα ναῦς», Αιλιαν.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ληϊδ-τήρ < ληΐς, άλλος τ. του λεία) + επίθημα -τήρ].
Translations
robber
Albanian: grabitës, vjedhës; Arabic: سَارِق, سَارِقَة, لِصّ, لِصَّة; Armenian: ավազակ; Azerbaijani: soyğunçu; Belarusian: разбойнік, разбойніца; Bengali: ডাকাত; Bikol Central Bikol Legazpi: mahabas; Bikol Naga: parahabon; Bulgarian: разбойник, разбойничка, разбойница; Burmese: ပြင်းဟုပ်, ဓားပြ; Catalan: lladre; Chinese Mandarin: 強盜, 强盗, 盜賊, 盗贼; Czech: zloděj, zlodějka, lupič, lupička; Danish: røver; Dutch: rover; Esperanto: rabisto; Estonian: röövel; Finnish: ryöstäjä, ryöväri; French: brigand, bandit; Friulian: ladron; Galician: ladrón, ladroa, ladra; Georgian: ყაჩაღი, მძარცველი; German: Räuber, Räuberin; Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐍅𐌰; Greek: ληστής; Ancient Greek: λῃστής, κιξάλλης; Hebrew: שׁוֹדֵד; Hindi: डाकू; Hungarian: rabló; Icelandic: ræningi; Indonesian: perampok, begal; Irish: ropaire, robálaí, gadaí; Italian: rapinatore, ladro, ladrone; Japanese: 盗賊, 強盗; Kazakh: аламан, баукеспе, жортуылшы, қарақшы, тонаушы; Khmer: ចោរ, លុម្បក; Korean: 강도(強盜)(强盜); Kurdish Northern Kurdish: talanker, şelîner, rêbirr, korsan, eşqiya, heydûd, nijdevan, çete, rêgir; Kyrgyz: талоончу, каракчы; Lao: ຄົນຂີ້ລັກ, ຄົນລັກຂອງ, ໂຈນ; Latin: latro, latrunculus, latroncula; Latvian: laupītājs; Lithuanian: plėšikas; Macedonian: разбојник, разбојничка; Malay: perompak; Manx: roosteyr; Maori: māhurehure, keiā, kaiā, whānako, tāhae; Meru: mwamba; Middle English: robbour, revere; Mongolian Cyrillic: дээрэмчин, хулгайч; Norwegian Bokmål: raner, røver; Nynorsk: ranar, røvar; Ojibwe: gimoodishkiiwinini, makandwewinini; Old English: rēafere; Persian: راهزن; Plautdietsch: Reiba; Polish: złodziej, złodziejka, rozbójnik, rozbójniczka; Portuguese: ladrão, ladra; Romanian: jefuitor, tâlhar; Russian: грабитель, грабительница, разбойник, разбойница; Sanskrit: चोर, चोरी; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: разбо̄јнӣк, разбојница; Roman: rázbōjnīk, rázbojnica; Slovak: zlodej, zlodejka, lupič, lupička; Slovene: ropar, roparka, razbojnik, razbojnica; Spanish: ladrón, ladrona; Swahili: mnyang'anyi; Swedish: rånare, rövare; Tajik: роҳзан; Thai: โม่ง, โจร; Tocharian B: wārṣṣe; Turkish: soyguncu; Turkmen: ogurlyk; Ukrainian: розбі́йник, розбі́йниця; Urdu: ڈاکو; Uyghur: بۇلاڭچى; Uzbek: bosqinchi, bosmachi, qaroqchi, talovchi; Vietnamese: kẻ cướp, ăn cướp, cường đạo; Welsh: lleidr, lladron
pirate
Afrikaans: seerower; Albanian: pirat; Arabic: قُرْصَان; Armenian: ծովահեն; Asturian: pirata; Azerbaijani: pirat; Belarusian: пірат; Bengali: জলদস্যু; Breton: morlaer; Bulgarian: пират; Burmese: ပင်လယ်ဓားပြ; Catalan: pirata; Chinese Cantonese: 海盜; Mandarin: 海盜, 海盗, 海賊, 海贼; Cornish: morlader, morladres; Czech: pirát; Danish: sørøver, pirat; Dutch: piraat, zeerover, kaper, vrijbuiter, boekanier; Esperanto: pirato; Estonian: piraat, mereröövel, kaaper, korsaar; Faroese: sjórænari; Finnish: merirosvo; French: pirate, corsaire, boucanier, flibustier; Galician: pirata; Georgian: მეკობრე; German: Pirat, Seeräuber, Korsar; Greek: πειρατής; Ancient Greek: πειρατής; Gujarati: ચાંચિયો; Hebrew: שׁוֹדֵד יָם; Hindi: जलडाकू, जलदस्यु; Hungarian: kalóz; Icelandic: sjóræningi; Ido: pirato; Indonesian: bajak laut; Irish: píoráid, fomhórach, loingseach, uiging, foghlaí farraige, foghlaí mara; Italian: pirata, corsaro, bucaniere; Japanese: 海賊; Kannada: ಕಡಲುಗಳ್ಳ, ಸಮುದ್ರಚೋರ, ಕೃತಿ ಚೋರ, ಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯ ಚೋರ; Kazakh: қарақшы, пират; Khmer: ចោរ; Korean: 해적(海賊); Kyrgyz: пират, каракчы; Lao: ໂຈນສລັດ, ສະຫລັດ, ສລັດ; Latin: pirata; Latvian: pirāts; Lithuanian: piratas, jūrinas; Macedonian: пират, гусар; Malay: lanun; Maltese: pirata; Maori: kaipāhua tai, kaitiora; Norman: pirate; Norwegian: pirat; Bokmål: sjørøver, pirat; Nynorsk: sjørøvar, pirat; Occitan: pirata; Old English: wīċing; Persian: دزد دریایی; Polish: pirat, korsarz; Portuguese: corsário, pirata, bucaneiro; Romanian: pirat; Russian: пират, пиратка, корсар, флибустьер; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: пират, гусар; Roman: pirat, gusar; Sicilian: pirata; Slovak: pirát; Slovene: gusar, pirat; Somali: burcad badeed; Spanish: pirata, bucanero; Swahili: haramia; Swedish: sjörövare, pirat; Tagalog: tulisang-dagat, pirata, lintawanin; Tajik: роҳзани даръёӣ, роҳзани баҳрӣ, ғоратгар, дузд, карақчи; Tamil: கடற்கொள்ளைக்காரன்; Telugu: దొంగవాడ; Thai: โจรสลัด; Tibetan: མཚོ་ཇག; Turkish: korsan; Turkmen: garakçy, pirat; Ukrainian: пірат; Uzbek: qaroqchi, pirat, dengiz qaroqchisi; Vietnamese: cướp biển, hải tặc; Welsh: môr-leidr, môr-leidrau
thief
Abkhaz: аӷьычҩы; Afrikaans: dief; Albanian: vjedhës, vjedhëse; Amharic: ሌባ; Arabic: لِصّ, لِصَّة, سَارِق, سَارِقَة, حَرَامِيّ, حَرَامِيَّة; Egyptian Arabic: حرامى; Gulf Arabic: بايك; Hijazi Arabic: حرامي; Moroccan Arabic: سراق, شفار; Aragonese: furtaire; Archi: цӏогьор; Armenian: գող; Aromanian: fur, furcudar, haramiu, chisãgi, caceac; Assamese: চোৰ; Asturian: lladrón; Avar: цӏогьор; Azerbaijani: oğru; Baluchi: دز; Bashkir: бур, уғры, ҡараҡ; Basque: lapur, ebasle; Belarusian: злодзей, зладзейка; Bengali: চোর; Bikol Central: paraikit; Breton: laer; Bulgarian: крадец, арамия, арамийка; Burmese: သူခိုး; Catalan: lladre; Cebuano: kawatan; Chamicuro: ma'koleti; Chechen: къу; Cherokee: ᎦᏃᏍᎩᏍᎩ; Chichewa: wakuba; Chinese Cantonese: 賊/贼; Dungan: зый, вэзый; Hakka: 賊仔/贼仔; Mandarin: 賊/贼, 盜賊/盗贼, 小偷, 宵小, 竊賊/窃贼; Min Nan: 賊仔/贼仔, 勍仔; Chuvash: вӑрӑ; Cimbrian: diip; Corsican: latru; Czech: zloděj, zlodějka; Danish: tyv, tyveknægt; Dutch: dief, dievegge, gannef; Esperanto: ŝtelisto; Estonian: varas; Ewe: fiafi, fiafitɔ; Faroese: tjóvur; Finnish: varas, voro, ryöväri, rosvo; Franco-Provençal: lârro; French: voleur, voleuse; Friulian: lari; Galician: ladrón, lespio, galafate, ladroeiro, gallofo, regatiñeiro, surpón; Georgian: ქურდი; German: Dieb, Diebin; Gothic: 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐍄𐌿𐍃, 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃; Greek: κλέφτης; Ancient Greek: ἀποφώρ, ἁρπακτήρ, ἁρπακτής, δραξών, κακοῦργος, κλέπτης, κλέψ, κλοπεύς, κλοπός, κλώψ, λᾳστής, ληιστήρ, ληϊστής, λῃστήρ, λῃστής, λωποδύτης, μονοβαίας, φηλήτης, φιλήτης, φώρ; Gujarati: દસ્યુ; Hebrew: גַּנָּב; Hiligaynon: kawatan; Hindi: चोर; Hungarian: tolvaj; Icelandic: þjófur; Ido: furtanto; Indonesian: pencuri; Ingrian: varas; Ingush: къу; Irish: gadaí; Istriot: laro; Italian: ladro, ladra, ladruncolo, borsaiolo, scippatore, mariolo, taccheggiatore, malandrino, borseggiatore; Japanese: 泥棒, 盗賊, 窃盗; Javanese: maling, bajingan; Kalmyk: хулхач; Kannada: ಕಳ್ಳ; Kazakh: ұры; Khmer: ចោរ; Kikuyu: mũici; Komi-Permyak: гусь; Kongo: mwivi; Korean: 도둑; Kurdish Central Kurdish: دز; Northern Kurdish: diz; Kyrgyz: ууру; Ladin: lère; Ladino Hebrew: לאד׳רון; Roman: ladrón, ladhron; Lao: ກະໂມຽ, ຂະໂມຍ, ໂຈນ; Latin: fur, latro; Latvian: zaglis, zagle; Laz: mamxire; Lezgi: угъри; Ligurian: laddro; Lithuanian: vagis; Livonian: salāj; Lombard: lader; Low German: Deef; Frisian North Frisian: tiif; Luxembourgish: Déif; Macedonian: крадец, арамија; Malagasy: kary, fangalarina; Malay: pencuri; Malayalam: കള്ളൻ, മോഷ്ടാവ്; Maltese: ħalliel; Maori: kaiā, tāhae, whānako; Mapudungun: weñefe; Marathi: चोर; Mirandese: lhadron; Mongolian Cyrillic: хулгайч, хулгай; Mwani: mwivi; Nanai: чово; Navajo: aniʼįįhii; Neapolitan: latro, mariuólo, mariunciéllo, ferraiuólo, màneco 'ancino; Nepali: चोर; Ngazidja Comorian: mwidzi; Norman: voleux; Norwegian Bokmål: tyv, tjuv; Nynorsk: tjuv; Occitan: raubaire, raubaira; Ojibwe: gimoodishk; Old Church Slavonic Cyrillic: татъ, зълодѣи; Old English: þēof; Old Norse: þjófr; Oriya: ଚୋର; Oromo: hattuu; Pashto: غل; Persian: دزد, حرامی; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤂𐤓𐤃; Piedmontese: làder; Polish: złodziej, złodziejka, kradziej; Portuguese: ladrão, ladra; Punjabi: ਚੋਰ; Quechua: suwa; Rohingya: sur; Romagnol: lêdar; Romani: ćor; Romanian: hoț, hoață; Romansch: lader, leder; Russian: вор, воровка, ворюга, воришка; Sanskrit: चोर, चोरी; Scottish Gaelic: mèirleach; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: лопов, та̏т, кра̀дљивац, хара̀мија; Roman: lópov, tȁt, kràdljivac, haràmija; Sicilian: latru, latruni, larruni; Sidamo: mooraancho; Sinhalese: හොරා; Slovak: zlodej, zlodejka; Slovene: tat; Somali: tuug; Sorbian Lower Sorbian: złoźej; Upper Sorbian: paduch; Spanish: ladrón, caco, chorizo, mangante, amigo de lo ajeno; Sundanese: maling; Svan: ქუ̂ით; Swahili: mwizi, mnyang'anyi; Swedish: tjuv; Tabasaran: угъри; Tagalog: magnanakaw; Tajik: дузд; Talysh: دزد; Tamil: திருடன்; Taos: tràmpi'ína; Tatar: карак; Telugu: దొంగ; Thai: ขโมย, โจร; Tibetan: རྐུ་མ; Tocharian B: lyak; Turkish: hırsız, uğru, kuldur, karak; Turkmen: ogry; Tuvan: оор; Ukrainian: злодій, злодійка; Urdu: چور; Uyghur: ئوغرى; Uzbek: oʻgʻri; Venetian: laro, ladro, ladron; Vietnamese: kẻ trộm, kẻ cắp, ăn trộm; Vilamovian: dīb; Volapük: tifan, hitifan, jitifan; Walloon: voleu, voleuse, volresse; Waray-Waray: buyon; Welsh: lleidr, lladron; Westrobothnian: tjyv; Yiddish: גנבֿ, גנבֿטע; Yucatec Maya: ookol; Zazaki: tırıter, xırxız