Robber - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Robber
[ 1,,G3027, lestes ]a robber, brigand" (akin to leia, "booty"), "one who plunders openly and by violence" (in contrast to kleptes, "a thief," See below), is always translated "robber" or "robbers" in the RV, as the AV in John 10:1, John 10:8; John 18:40; 2 Corinthians 11:26; the AV has "thief" or "thieves" in Matthew 21:13, and parallel passages; Matthew 26:55, and parallel passages; Matthew 27:38, Matthew 27:44; Mark 15:27; Luke 10:30, Luke 10:36; but "thief" is the meaning of kleptes. See THIEF.
[ 2,,G2417, hierosulos ]
an adjective signifying "robbing temples" (hieron, "a temple," and sulao, "to rob"), is found in Acts 19:37. Cp. hierosuleo, "to rob a temple," Romans 2:22, AV, "commit sacrilege."