What does ἁρπαγή (harpagḗ) mean in the Bible?
ἁρπαγή (harpagḗ): Violent seizure of another's property; the abstract act of plundering rather than the plundered object itself.
Greek · G724
ἁρπαγή
Pillage (properly abstract)
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ἁρπαγήG724
Pronunciationharpagḗ
What does ἁρπαγή (harpagḗ) mean in the Bible?
ἁρπαγή (harpagḗ): Violent seizure of another's property; the abstract act of plundering rather than the plundered object itself.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G724?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include confiscation (1), greed (1), of greed (1).
Where does ἁρπαγή (harpagḗ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1), Luke (1), 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 Itconfiscation1×Hebrews 10:34
greed1×Matthew 23:25
of greed1×Luke 11:39
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 23:25
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew1Luke1Hebrews1
Source forms
ἁρπαγῆς2xharpagēsMatthew 23:25, Luke 11:39
ἁρπαγὴν1xharpagēnHebrews 10:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular2xMatthew 23:25, Luke 11:39
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xHebrews 10:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Violent seizure of another's property; the abstract act of plundering rather than the plundered object itself.
Strong'sG724
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
pillage (properly abstract)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:25Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἁρπαγῆςarpaghv
the act of plundering, plunder, spoil
Read verseLuke 11:39Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἁρπαγῆςarpaghv
the act of plundering, plunder, spoil
Read verseHebrews 10:34Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἁρπαγὴνarpaghn
the act of plundering, plunder, spoil
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 23:25 · Luke 11:392×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineHeb 10:341×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 11:37–44ἁρπαγῆςharpagḗ
Plunder, greed
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Word Origins
ἁρπαγή is built from this root: