adjective

harpaxos

Greekἅρπαξ (harpax)

Strong’sG727

rapacious, ravenous, a robber, an extortioner

stem harpax-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

swindlers3×ravenous1×swindler1×

What it means

ἅρπαξ, -αγος, ὁ, ἡ

(< ἁρπάζω), [in LXX: Ge 49:27 (טרף)*;]

rapacious: Mt 7:15, Lk 18:11; as subst., a swindler, an extortioner (MM, s.v.), I Co 5:10, 11 6:10.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G727 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhar'-pax

rapacious

Fromfrom G726;

King Jamesextortion, ravening.

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	harpaxos1×ἅρπαξ	harpaxas	harpaxem	harpaxois3×ἅρπαγες	harpaxais	harpaxeim
object accusative	harpaxon	harpaxan		harpaxoin	harpaxain
direct address vocative	harpaxor	harpaxar		harpaxoir	harpaxair
of, belonging to genitive	harpaxou	harpaxau	harpaxeu	harpaxoiu	harpaxaiu	harpaxeiu
to, for dative	harpaxo	harpaxa	harpaxe	harpaxoi1×ἅρπαξιν	harpaxai	harpaxei

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

harpaxstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

harpax 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

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

harpaxos“swindler”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Corinthians 5:11“swindler”nun de grafama vi mē sunanamignuerō ean tinos adelfos onomazirōtos ateiō pornos ē pleonektos ē eidōlolatros ē loidoros ē methusos ē harpaxos, to toiouto mēde sunesthiarō.But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

harpaxois“swindlers”subjectnominative plural3×

Matthew 7:15“ravenous”Prosechavōr apo toiu pseudoprofētoiu, hotinois erchelō pros vin en endumei probateiu esōthen de alō lukois harpaxois.Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

Luke 18:11“swindlers”tos Farisaios histaniratos pros heauton houteim proseuchete; Tor theor, eucharistamō si hoti ouk amō hōsper tois loipois toiu anthrōpoiu, harpaxois, adikois, moichois, ē kai hōs houtos tos telōnos;The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men — swindlers, evildoers, adulterers — or even like this tax collector.

1 Corinthians 6:10“swindlers”oute kleptois oute pleonektois, ouk methusois, ouk loidorois, ouk harpaxois basileian theou klēronomali.nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

harpaxoi“swindlers”to, fordative plural1×

1 Corinthians 5:10“swindlers”ouk pantōs toi pornoi tou kosmou houtou ē toi pleonektoi kai harpaxoi ē eidōlolatroi, epei ofeilave ara ek tou kosmou exerchara.I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.