Lexicon
ἁρπαγμός
harpagmos
G0725
G:N-M Greek

something to grasp

1
Occurrences
1
Books
Greek
Language

harpagmos denotes something considered as an object to be grasped in the statement about equality with God.

The sole attested use places the term in a statement that equality with God was not considered an object to be grasped.

Senses in use

  1. An object considered for grasping · dominant

    In Philippians 2:6, the accusative singular masculine noun occurs in the clause about considering equality with God; the APB renders the clause, “did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Philippians 2:6, the APB presents the clause as “a thing to be grasped.” This identifies the clause-level presentation rather than a precise one-to-one rendering.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture