Lexical Definition
ἁρπαγή harpagḗ (har-pag-ay') plunder G:N-F
from ἁρπάζω
extortion, ravening, spoiling.
- pillage (properly abstract)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἁρπαγῆσ | greed | Matt.23.25 |
| of plundering | Luke.11.39 | |
| ἁρπαγὴν | plundering | Heb.10.34 |
| αρπαγήσ | of seizure | LXX.Nah.2.12 |
| seizure | LXX.Lev.6.2 | |
| αρπαγήν | seizure | LXX.Eccl.5.8 |
| αρπαγή | seizure | LXX.Ezra.9.7 • LXX.Isa.3.14 |
Abbott-Smith
ἁρπαγή, -ῆς, ἡ (< ἁρπάζω), [in LXX (as also ἅρπαγμα) for גָּזֵל, etc.;]
pillage, plundering, robbery: Mt 23:25, Lk 11:39, He 10:34.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 23:25 |
| Luke | 11:39 |
| Hebrews | 10:34 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἁρπαγή-ή, ἡ,
seizure, robbery, rape, first in [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ὀφλὼν ἁρπαγήῆς δίκην found guilty of rape, [ἁρπαγήῇ χρησαμένους [prev. work] 5">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁρπαγήὴν ποιεῖσθαι, ποιεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural, of a single act, συνεπρήξαντο τὰς Ἑλένης ἁ.[Refs 4th c.BC+]; Καδμείων ἁ., of the Sphinx, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II thing seized, booty, prey, τοῦ φθάσαντος ἁ.[Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἁ. κυσί, θηρσί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁρπαγήὴν ποιεῖσθαί τι to make booty of a thing. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III greediness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV ἐν ἁρπαγήῇ σελήνης when the moon is invisible, [Refs]