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λῃστεία

λῃστεία, a robber’s life, robbery, piracy, buccaneering

λῃστ-εία, ἡ,
  • robbery, piracy, Th. 1.5, Pl. Lg. 823e, etc.; ἀπὸ λῃστείας βίον ἔχειν, ζῆν, X. An. 7.7.9, Arist. Pol. 1256a36: in pl., πόλιν . . κατὰ γῆν λῃστείαις πορθουμένην Th. 8.40.

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