ἁρπάζωharpázō

Meanings

Same root

• αἱρέομαιhairéomai · G138to take for oneself, i.e. to prefer
• ἁρπαγήharpagḗ · G724pillage (properly abstract)
• ἁρπαγμόςharpagmós · G725plunder (properly concrete)
• συναρπάζωsynarpázō · G4884to snatch together, i.e. seize
• διαρπάζωdiarpázō · G1283to seize asunder, i.e. plunder
• κραιπάληkraipálē · G2897properly, a headache (as a seizure of pain) from drunkenness, i.e. (by implication) a debauch (by analogy, a glut)
• καρπόςkarpós · G2590fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively
• ἅρπαξhárpax · G727rapacious

Where it appears

Appears 14 times in the Bible.

• Matthew 11:12 And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it.
• Matthew 12:29 For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.
• Matthew 13:19 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.
• John 6:15 When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.
• John 10:12 A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock.
• John 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me,