Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ROBBER; ROBBERY rob'-er, rob'-er-i: "Robber" represents no particular Hebrew word in the Old Testament, but in the Apocrypha and the New Testament is always a translation of lestes (see THIEF). In the King James Version Job 5:5; Job 18:9, "robber" stands for the doubtful word tsammim, the Revised Version (British and American) "hungry" in J Obadiah 5:5 and "snare" in 18:9. The meaning is uncertain, and perhaps tseme'im, "thirsty," should be read in both places. Psalm 62:10, "Become not vain in robbery," means "put not your trust in riches dishonestly gained." RV's changes of the King James Version in Proverbs 21:7 Daniel 11:14 Nahum 3:1 are obvious. In Philippians 2:6 the King James Version reads "thought it not robbery to be equal with God." the English Revised Version has "a prize," while the English Revised Version margin and the American Standard Revised Version read "a thing to be grasped," the American Standard Revised Version rewording "counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped." The Greek here is harpagmos, a word derived from harpazo, "to ravish away," "carry off," "plunder" (compare "harpy"). Properly speaking, the termination -mos should give the derived noun an active sense, "the act of plundering," whence the King James Version's "robbery." The verse would then mean "who thought that being on an equality with God did not consist in grasping," and this translation gives good sense in the context and has some excellent scholarly support. But a passive significance is frequently found despite a -mos termination, giving to harpagmos the sense of "thing grasped," as in the Revised Version (British and American). Usually English commentators take "grasped" as meaning "clung to"-"did not think equality with God should be clung to tenaciously"-but "to cling to" seems unknown as a translation of harpazo. Hence, render "a thing to be grasped at"-did not seek equality with God by selfish methods but by humbling himself." It is to be noticed, naturally, that Paul is thinking of "equality with God" simply in the sense of "receiving explicit adoration from men" (Philippians 2:10, 11), and that the metaphysical relation of the Son to the Father is not at all in point. See also GRASP. Burton Scott Easton

Multi-Version Concordance Robber (14 Occurrences) Matthew 24:43 But of this be assured, that if the master of the house had known the hour at which the robber was coming, he would have kept awake, and not have allowed his house to be broken into. (WEY) Matthew 26:55 In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, "Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn't arrest me. (WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV) Mark 14:48 Jesus answered them, "Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me? (WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV) Luke 12:39 Of this be sure, that if the master of the house had known what time the robber was coming, he would have kept awake and not have allowed his house to be broken into. (WEY) Luke 22:52 Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come against him, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? (WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV) John 10:1 "Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn't enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) John 18:40 Then they all shouted again, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) 1 Corinthians 5:11 But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. Don't even eat with such a person. (See RSV) Job 5:5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. (KJV WBS) Job 18:9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. (KJV WBS) Proverbs 6:11 so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man. (WEB ASV) Proverbs 23:28 Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV) Proverbs 24:34 so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man. (WEB ASV NAS RSV) Ezekiel 18:10 If he fathers a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood, and who does any one of these things, (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)