Matthew 27:64

Κέλευσον οὖν ἀσφαλισθῆναι τὸν τάφον ἕως τῆς τρίτης ἡμέρας· μήποτε ἐλθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς κλέψωσιν αὐτόν, καὶ εἴπωσι τῷ λαῷ, Ἠγέρθη ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν· καὶ ἔσται ἡ ἐσχάτη πλάνη χείρων τῆς πρώτης.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2753; keleuson; κέλευσον; Command; V-AMA-2S

Strongs 3767; oun; οὖν; therefore; Conj

Strongs 805; asphalisthēnai; ἀσφαλισθῆναι; to be fortified; V-ANP

Strongs 3588; ton; τὸν; the; Art-AMS

Strongs 5028; taphon; τάφον; burial; N-AMS

Strongs 2193; heōs; ἕως; until; Prep

Strongs 3588; tēs; τῆς; the; Art-GFS

Strongs 5154; tritēs; τρίτης; the third; Adj-GFS

Strongs 2250; hēmeras; ἡμέρας; day; N-GFS

Strongs 3361; mē; μή‿; not; Adv

Strongs 4219; pote; ποτε; ever; Conj

Strongs 2064; elthontes; ἐλθόντες; those who have come; V-APA-NMP

Strongs 3588; hoi; οἱ; the; Art-NMP

Strongs 3101; mathētai; μαθηταὶ; Learners; N-NMP

Strongs 846; autou; ‹αὐτοῦ›; of Him; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 2813; klepsōsin; κλέψωσιν; steal away; V-ASA-3P

Strongs 846; auton; αὐτὸν; himself; PPro-AM3S

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 2036; eipōsin; εἴπωσιν; speak; V-ASA-3P

Strongs 3588; tō; τῷ; the; Art-DMS

Strongs 2992; laō; λαῷ; people; N-DMS

Strongs 1453; Ēgerthē; Ἠγέρθη; He is awakened; V-AIP-3S

Strongs 575; apo; ἀπὸ; away from; Prep

Strongs 3588; tōn; τῶν; the; Art-GMP

Strongs 3498; nekrōn; νεκρῶν; dead; Adj-GMP

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 1510; estai; ἔσται; will be; V-FIM-3S

Strongs 3588; hē; ἡ; the; Art-NFS

Strongs 2078; eschatē; ἐσχάτη; last; Adj-NFS

Strongs 4106; planē; πλάνη; wandering; N-NFS

Strongs 5501; cheirōn; χείρων; worse; Adj-NFS-C

Strongs 3588; tēs; τῆς; the; Art-GFS

Strongs 4413; prōtēs; πρώτης; first; Adj-GFS

RBT Hebrew Literal:

κλέψωσιν - Stealing Judgement, Psychological Manipulation, Theft by Persuasion

Therefore command that the Funeral-Ritual be fortified until the Third Day, so that those who have come, the Learners, should never beguile^56a himself and say to the People, He was woken up away from the Dead Ones, and she will be, the Last Wandering, worse than the First One!"

“Persuasion stole the mind” — Il. 14.217

The phrase Πάρφασις, ἥ τ’ ἔκλεψε νόον (“Persuasion, who stole the mind”) occurs within the Dios apate episode of Iliad 14, where Hera seeks to seduce Zeus and lull him into a divine sleep to allow the Achaeans a tactical advantage in battle. She uses Persuasion (Πάρφασις), personified as a divine force or power, as one of her tools in this stratagem. The verb ἔκλεψε ("stole") here governs νόον ("mind" or "intent"), capturing the idea that Hera’s charm does not merely attract but subtly overcomes the will or rational faculty of Zeus.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Order therefore, the tomb to be rendered secure till the third day, lest his disciples, having come by night, should steal him, and say to the people, He was raised from the dead; and the last error shall be worse than the first.

LITV Translation:
Therefore, command that the grave be secured until the third day, that his disciples may not come by night and steal him away, and may say to the people, He is raised from the dead. And the last deception will be worse than the first.

ESV Translation:
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Footnotes

56a

κλέψωσιν Stealing

When used with obects, the meaning is straightfoward.

No object is mentioned here, but rather his person, himself.

When used with a person or a mental faculty in the accusative (e.g., νόον, γνώμην, ἀκρόασιν), κλέπτω extends beyond the literal sense of physical theft. It denotes cozening, deceiving, or beguiling someone—effectively "stealing" their understanding, judgment, or attention. This figurative usage is frequent in Homer, Hesiod, and later prose and rhetorical works. In such contexts, the verb expresses psychological manipulation or surreptitious persuasion, as when Persuasion steals the mind (Il. 14.217) or wisdom leads astray with stories (Pind. N. 7.23).

(Cf. LSJ κλέπτω II c.acc. pers., cozen, cheat)