ἅρπαξ
hárpax · G727 · Greek · 5 occurrences
Meanings
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robber, plunderer
(Derivative of ἁρπάζω ‘to carry off by force,’) One who carries off the possessions of another by force
ExamplesMatthew 7:15 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
Luke 18:11 “The Pharisee stood and began praying this in regard to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
1 Corinthians 5:10 I did not at all mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the greedy and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to leave the world.
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vicious, destructive
Pertaining to being destructively vicious
ExamplesMatthew 7:15 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
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violently greedy
Pertaining to being violently greedy
ExamplesLuke 18:11 “The Pharisee stood and began praying this in regard to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
1 Corinthians 5:10 I did not at all mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the greedy and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to leave the world.
1 Corinthians 5:11 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is a sexually immoral person, or a greedy person, or an idolater, or is verbally abusive, or habitually drunk, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a person.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- λοιποίthe rest, other 1
- τὶςsomeone 1
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Near synonyms 1 word
- πλεονέκτης pleonéktēs · G4123 · greedy person, covetous person
- Greek noun for one characterized by greed and taking more than one's share; appears in vice lists alongside ἅρπαξ (1 Cor 5:10-11, 6:10) describing similar rapacious character
In the other Testament 2 words
- גָּזַל gâzal · H1497 · to seize, to snatch away, to rob
- Hebrew verb for violent seizing/robbery, matching the rapacious character described by ἅρπαξ; used substantively of robbers/plunderers
- עָרִיץ ʻârîyts · H6184 · mighty, violent, ruthless
- Hebrew adjective/noun for violent, ruthless persons who act rapaciously, closely matching the predatory character of ἅρπαξ
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Vicious, destructive20.4
- In Matthew 7:15, Jesus warns, “beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous (hárpages) wolves,” describing a predatory, destructive nature hidden beneath a gentle appearance.
- Violently greedy25.25
- In 1 Corinthians 5:10, Paul clarifies he did not mean believers should avoid all contact “with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the greedy and swindlers (hárpaxin), or with idolaters,” pairing this word with ordinary greed as a kindred vice.
- Robber, plunderer57.239
- In Luke 18:11, the Pharisee prays, “God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers (hárpages), crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector,” naming a class of wrongdoer who takes by force or fraud.
Word family 28 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἁρπαγος, ὁ, adjective, rapacious, ravenous: Mt 7:15; Lk 18:11; as a substantive, a…
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
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
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