ἁρπαγή
harpagē · robbery, greed
Greek word · Strong’s number G724 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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harpagē (ἁρπαγή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “robbery, greed”.
Robbery, plunder; greed that seizes what belongs to others.
How to say it
har·pa·gē
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Taking someone's goods by force.
- What is gained by taking from others; craving for others' goods.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- greed ×2
- seizure ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 23:25
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
- Luke 11:39
But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inside is full of greed and wickedness.
- Hebrews 10:34
For you indeed sympathized with the prisoners, and accepted with joy the seizure of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves have a better possession and one that remains.