ληστής

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See also: λῃστής

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λῃστής (lēistḗs) / ληϊστής (lēïstḗs), from λεία (leía, booty, plunder).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈstis/
  • Hyphenation: λη‧στής

Noun

ληστής (listísm (plural ληστές)

  1. robber, thief, bandit, burglar (one who steals another person's property by force)
    Αδίστακτοι ληστές εδειραν και λήστεψαν 90-χρονη.
    Adístaktoi listés edeiran kai lístepsan 90-chroni.
    Ruthless thieves beat and robbed a 90-year-old.
    Η αστυνομία καταζητεί τον ένοπλο ληστή.
    I astynomía kataziteí ton énoplo listí.
    Ongoing police search for the armed robber.
    Τίτλος θεατρικού έργου: «Οι Ληστές» του γερμανού ποιητή Φρίντριχ Σίλλερ
    Títlos theatrikoú érgou: «Oi Listés» tou germanoú poiití Fríntrich Síller
    Theatrical play title: The Robbers by the German poet Friedrich Schiller
  2. (figuratively) profiteering [1]
    Synonym: αισχροκερδής (aischrokerdís)
  3. (historical) highwayman, bandit
    Tα βουνά ήταν κρησφύγετα των ληστών.
    Ta vouná ítan krisfýgeta ton listón.
    The mountains were hiding places of the robbers.

Declension

singular plural
nominative ληστής (listís) ληστές (listés)
genitive ληστή (listí) ληστών (listón)
accusative ληστή (listí) ληστές (listés)
vocative ληστή (listí) ληστές (listés)

Rare form [2]

singular plural
nominative ληστής (listís) ληστές (listés)
genitive ληστού (listoú) ληστών (listón)
accusative ληστή (listí) ληστές (listés)
vocative ληστής (listís) ληστές (listés)

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References

  1. ^ ληστής, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ Rare feminine noun, at ληστής - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
    Note: Also found as mediaeval adjective at λῃστής in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften