κλέπτ-ης, ου, ὁ,
thief, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.11; τὸν πυρὸς κ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 946; κλέπτα δύο 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 928 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to ἅρπαξ (a robber), [[ 5th c.BC: Myrtilus Comicus 4; λῃστὰς ἢ κλέπτας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 351c, cf. NT.John.10.8 ] NT+5th c.BC+]; ὁ τοῦ κ. λόγος, a logical fallacy, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Sophistici Elenchi” 180b18. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 generally, cheat, knave, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1135; κακῶν ἀλλοτρίων κ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 45.59. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]