ληστής (listís)
English: thief
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About ληστής
As a noun, ληστής is of the masculine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
IPA: liˈstis
Hyphenation: λη‧στής
Definitions & Examples
- noun:robber, thief, bandit, burglar (one who steals another person's property by force)Examples:
- Αδίστακτοι ληστές εδειραν και λήστεψαν 90-χρονη.Adístaktoi listés edeiran kai lístepsan 90-chroni.
- Ruthless thieves beat and robbed a 90-year-old.
- noun:(figuratively) profiteering [1]Examples:
- Synonym: αισχροκερδής (aischrokerdís)
- noun:(historical) highwayman, banditExamples:
- Tα βουνά ήταν κρησφύγετα των ληστών.Ta vouná ítan krisfýgeta ton listón.
- The mountains were hiding places of the robbers.
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ληστής | ληστές |
| genitive | ληστή | ληστών |
| accusative | ληστή | ληστές |
| vocative | ληστή | ληστές |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how ληστής appears in different grammatical contexts.