Gloss
swindling, robbing, implying violence in the process; (destructively) ferocious, ravenous; as a noun, a (violent) robber or swindler
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἅρπαξ, αγος, ὁ
Greek transliteration
harpax
Simplified transliteration
harpax
Numbers
Strong's number
727
GK Number
774
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-5a
Definition
pr. raveneous, ravening, as a wild beast, Mt. 7:15; met. rapacious, given to extortion and robbery, an extortioner, Lk. 18:11; 1 Cor. 5:10, 11; 6:10*
Greek-English Concordance for ἅρπαξ
| Matthew 7:15 | “Beware of false prophets; they come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous (harpages | ἅρπαγες | nom pl masc) wolves. |
| Luke 18:11 | The Pharisee stood and prayed like this to himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of mankind — swindlers (harpages | ἅρπαγες | nom pl masc), rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. |
| 1 Corinthians 5:10 | not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers (harpaxin | ἅρπαξιν | dat pl masc), or idolaters, since then you would have to go out of the world. |
| 1 Corinthians 5:11 | But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is a sexually immoral or greedy person, an idolater, slanderer, drunkard, or swindler (harpax | ἅρπαξ | nom sg masc) — not even to eat with such a one. |
| 1 Corinthians 6:10 | nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers (harpages | ἅρπαγες | nom pl masc) will inherit the kingdom of God. |
