noun · feminine
harpagas
Greekἁρπαγή (harpagē)
Strong’sG724
the act of plundering, plunder, spoil
stem harpag-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἁρπαγή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< ἁρπάζω), [in LXX (as also ἅρπαγμα) for גָּזֵל, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G724 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhar-pag-ay'
pillage (properly abstract)
Fromfrom G726;
King Jamesextortion, ravening, spoiling.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | harpagas | harpagais |
| object accusative | harpagan1×ἁρπαγὴν | harpagain |
| direct address vocative | harpagar | harpagair |
| of, belonging to genitive | harpagau2×ἁρπαγῆς | harpagaiu |
| to, for dative | harpaga | harpagai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
harpaga is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
harpagan“plundering”objectaccusative singular1×
Hebrews 10:34“plundering”kai gar toi desmioi sumpathava, kai tan harpagan teiu huparcharōteiu vu meta charau prosdecheva, gnōskarōtois echarō heautoin kreittōnan huparxian kai menarōtan.You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
harpagau“greed”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 23:25“greed”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti katharizavō tem exōthen teu potērieu kai tau paropsiau, esōthen de gemalō ek harpagau kai akrasiau.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Luke 11:39“greed”legata de tos kurios pros auton; Nun vis tois Farisaiois tem exōthen teu potērieu kai tou pinaxou katharizavō, tem de esōthen vu gematō harpagau kai ponēriau.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.