ἁρπάζω harpazō · G0726
to seize
ἁρπάζω ; [in LXX chiefly for גָּזַל, טָרַף ; ] ; to seize, catch up, snatch away, carry off by force: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.12:29 13:19, Jhn.10:12, 28-29; τ. βασιλείαν τ. θεοῦ, Mat.11:12; with accusative of person(s), Jhn.6:15, Act.8:39 23:10, Ju 23; pass., before ἕως, 2Co.12:2; εἰς, 2Co.12:4, 1Th.4:17; πρός, Rev.12:5 (cf. δι-, συν-αρπάζω, and see MM, see word).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἁρπάζω, ; future -άξω[] -άσω [], (ἀν-) []; in Attic dialect more commonly ἁρπάσομαι[], (ἀν-) []; contraction ἁρπῶμαι, ἁρπᾷ[]: aorist ἥρπαξα[]; Trag. and Attic dialect ἥρπασα[]: perfect ἥρπακα[]:—middle, aorist ἡρπασάμην[]:—passive, perfect ἥρπασμαι[] (ἀν-): []pluperfect ἥρπαστο[], infinitive -άχθαι[]aorist 1 ἡρπάσθην [] 4, etc., -χθην []; later, aorist 2 ἡρπάγην [ᾰ] []: future ἁρπᾰγήσομαι[]; participle ἁρπάμενος (as if from ἅρπημι) [], (ὑφ-) []:—snatch away, carry off, ὅτε σε πρῶτον …
Where it's used 14 times
Matthew 11:12 · Matthew 12:29 · Matthew 13:19 · John 6:15 · John 10:12 · John 10:28 · John 10:29 · Acts 8:39 · Acts 23:10 · 2 Corinthians 12:2 · 2 Corinthians 12:4 · 1 Thessalonians 4:17 · Jude 1:23 · Revelation 12:5
Source: TBESG G0726; TFLSJ G0726
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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