διαρπάζω
diarpázō · G1283 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to plunder, to rob
To plunder something thoroughly or completely
ExamplesMatthew 12:29 “Or, how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
Mark 3:27 “But no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 2
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- οἰκίαhouse, home, dwelling 2
- σκεῦοςvessel, object 1
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- τότεthen 2
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- δύναμαιcan 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 3 words
- בָּזַז bâzaz · H962 · to plunder, to pillage, to loot
- Greek verb for plundering/seizing possessions forcibly; Hebrew verb for taking spoil or plunder, particularly in military/conquest contexts.
- גָּזַל gâzal · H1497 · to seize, to snatch away, to rob
- Hebrew גָּזַל (gâzal, H1497) emphasizes violent seizing/robbery with possible tearing action, while Greek διαρπάζω (diarpázō, G1283) specifically denotes plundering or seizing asunder with the nuance of distribution/scattering (διά- prefix); both share the core semantic domain of forcible taking/plundering.
- שָׁסָה shâçâh · H8154 · to plunder, to pillage, to loot
- שָׁסָה (shâçâh, H8154) שָׁסָה denotes violent plundering or spoiling with emphasis on the destructive aspect of the action (the destroyer/spoiler), while διαρπάζω (diarpázō, G1283) διαρπάζω emphasizes the thoroughness of the seizure (asunder, completely) in the act of plundering; both share the core concept of forcible taking/robbery.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To plunder, to rob57.238
- Used of forcibly seizing another's possessions, as of the impossibility of entering a strong man's house and plundering his property without first tying him up in Matthew 12:29 and Mark 3:27.
Word family 28 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : future διαρπάσω; 1 aorist (subjunctive 3 person singular διαρπάσῃ), infinitive…
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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