Lexicon
ἁρπαγή
harpagē
G0724
G:N-F Greek

plunder

3
Occurrences
3
Books
Greek
Language

Harpage denotes what is taken as spoil, whether filling an inward moral indictment or involving the loss of property.

The occurrences show a single use concerning spoil or what has been taken: in two indictments it fills the inside of a cup or dish figuratively, while in Hebrews it is the taking of believers’ property.

Senses in use

  1. Spoil as wrongful gain or taken property · dominant

    In Luke 11:39 and Matthew 23:25, the genitive singular form occurs in the charge that the inside of a cup and dish is full of it; the APB renders the clauses with “full of plunder.” In Hebrews 10:34, the accusative singular form names what the recipients joyfully accepted regarding their property; the APB renders this “the plundering of your property.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “plunder” in the two cup-and-dish indictments and “the plundering of your property” in Hebrews 10:34. These renderings confirm the clauses’ overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture