What does διαρπάζω (diarpázō) mean in the Bible?
διαρπάζω (diarpázō): Means to plunder or ransack thoroughly, emphasizing comprehensive seizure of property.
Greek · G1283
διαρπάζω
To rob
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διαρπάζω G1283
Pronunciation diarpázō
What does διαρπάζω (diarpázō) mean in the Bible?
διαρπάζω (diarpázō): Means to plunder or ransack thoroughly, emphasizing comprehensive seizure of property.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1283?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he can plunder (2), to steal (1).
Where does διαρπάζω (diarpázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It he can plunder 2× Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27
to steal 1× Mark 3:27
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:29
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Mark 2
Source forms
διαρπάσει 2x diarpasei Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27
διαρπάσαι 1x diarpasai Mark 3:27
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Mark 3:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Means to plunder or ransack thoroughly, emphasizing comprehensive seizure of property.
Strong's G1283
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to rob
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:29 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
διαρπάσαι, diarpasai
I plunder, rob thoroughly
Read verse Matthew 12:29 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
διαρπάσει. diarpasei
I plunder, rob thoroughly
Read verse Mark 3:27 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
διαρπάσαι, diarpasai
I plunder, rob thoroughly
Read verse Mark 3:27 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
διαρπάσει. diarpasei
I plunder, rob thoroughly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Future, Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Active Matt 12:29 · Mark 3:27 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Mark 3:27 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 2 aorist 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
διαρπάζω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain