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What (who) is klepht - definition

GREEK HIGHWAYMEN AND INSURGENTS

Klephts; Klephtic Ballad; Klephtic song; Klephtes; Kleftes; Kleft; Klefts

klepht

[kl?ft]

¦ noun

1. a Greek independence fighter, especially one who fought the Turks in the 15th century.

2. historical a Greek brigand or bandit.

Origin

from mod. Gk klephtes, from Gk kleptes 'thief'.

Klepht

Klephts (; Greek [kléftis, pl. κλέφτες], kléftes, which means "thieves" and perhaps originally meant just "brigand": "Other Greeks, taking to the mountains, became unofficial, self-appointed armatoles and were known as klephts (from the Greek kleptes, "brigand").

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klepht

Zacharias Barbitsiotis

GREEK KLEPHT OF THE PELOPONNESE, DURING OTTOMAN RULE.

Zacharias (klepht); Zachariaos Barbitsiotis

Zacharias Pantelakos (; 22 October 1759 – 20 July 1804), nicknamed Barbitsiotis () but more commonly known as Kapetan Zacharias (), was a Greek klepht in the Peloponnese during the last decades of Ottoman rule over Greece. He is described by Kyriakos Kassis as the best klepht of Taygetus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacharias_Barbitsiotis

Wikipedia

Klepht

Klephts (; Greek κλέφτης, kléftis, pl. κλέφτες, kléftes, which means "thieves" and perhaps originally meant just "brigand") were highwaymen turned self-appointed armatoloi, anti-Ottoman insurgents, and warlike mountain-folk who lived in the countryside when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. They were the descendants of Greeks who retreated into the mountains during the 15th century in order to avoid Ottoman rule. They carried on a continuous war against Ottoman rule and remained active as brigands until the 19th century.

The terms kleptomania and kleptocracy are derived from the same Greek root, κλέπτειν (kléptein), "to steal".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klepht