lēistḗs

lēistḗs agr. λῃστής Räuber

From ληΐς (lēḯs), Epic form of λεία (leía, “plunder, spoils”).

Pronunciation [ more ▼]  IPA^(key): /lɛːi̯s.tɛ̌ːs/ → /lisˈtis/ → /lisˈtis/

Noun

λῃστής • (lēistḗs) m (genitive λῃστοῦ); first declension(Attic)

1. robber, bandit [ quotations ▼]
2. pirate, buccaneer
3. revolutionary, insurrectionist, guerrilla
4. (figuratively) [ quotations ▼]