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Lexicon :: Strong's G726 - harpazō

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ἁρπάζω
Transliteration
harpazō (Key)
Pronunciation
har-pad'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of αἱρέω (G138)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:472,80

Strong’s Definitions

ἁρπάζω harpázō, har-pad'-zo; from a derivative of G138; to seize (in various applications):—catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G726 in the following manner: caught up (4x), by force (3x), caught away (1x), catcheth away (1x), pluck (2x), catcheth (1x), pulling (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G726 in the following manner: caught up (4x), by force (3x), caught away (1x), catcheth away (1x), pluck (2x), catcheth (1x), pulling (1x).

  1. to seize, carry off by force

  2. to seize on, claim for one's self eagerly

  3. to snatch out or away

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἁρπάζω harpázō, har-pad'-zo; from a derivative of G138; to seize (in various applications):—catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force).
STRONGS G726:
ἁρπάζω; future ἁρπάσω [Veitch, under the word; cf. Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 407]; 1 aorist ἥρπασα; passive, 1 aorist ἡρπάσθην; 2 aorist ἡρπάγην (2 Corinthians 12:2, 4; Wis. 4:11; cf. Winers Grammar, 83 (80); [Buttmann, 54 (47); WH's Appendix, p. 170]); 2 future ἁρπαγήσομαι; [(Latin rapio; Curtius, § 331); from Homer down]; to seize, carry off by force: τί [Matthew 12:29 not R G (see διαρπάζω)]; John 10:12; to seize on, claim for oneself eagerly: τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, Matthew 11:12 (Xenophon, an. 6, 5, 18, etc.); to snatch out or away: τί, Matthew 13:19; τὶ ἐκ χειρός τινος, John 10:28f; τινὰ ἐκ πυρός, proverbial, to rescue from the danger of destruction, Jude 1:23 (Amos 4:11; Zechariah 3:2); τινα, to seize and carry off speedily, John 6:15; Acts 23:10; used of divine power transferring a person marvellously and swiftly from one place to another, to snatch or catch away: Acts 8:39; passive, πρὸς τ. θεόν, Revelation 12:5; followed by ἕως with the genitive of place, 2 Corinthians 12:2; εἰς τ. παράδεισον, 2 Corinthians 12:4; εἰς ἀέρα, 1 Thessalonians 4:17.
[Compare: δι-, συναρπάζω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Amos
4:11
Zechariah
3:2
Matthew
11:12; 12:29; 13:19
John
6:15; 10:12; 10:28
Acts
8:39; 23:10
2 Corinthians
12:2; 12:2; 12:4; 12:4
1 Thessalonians
4:17
Jude
1:23
Revelation
12:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G726 matches the Greek ἁρπάζω (harpazō),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:12 - “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven [fn]suffers violence, and violent men [fn]take G726 it by G726 force G726.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:29 - “Or how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry G726 off G726 his property, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:19 - “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches G726 away G726 what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:15 -

So Jesus, knowing that they were going to come and take G726 Him by force G726 to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:12 - “He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees—and the wolf snatches G726 and scatters them—

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:28 - and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish—ever; and no one will snatch G726 them out of My hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:29 - “[fn]My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch G726 them out of the Father’s hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:39 - When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched G726 Philip away G726, and the eunuch no longer saw him, [fn]but went on his way rejoicing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - And as a great dissension was developing, because the [fn]commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them, he ordered the troops to go down and take G726 him away G726 from them by G726 force G726, and bring him into the barracks.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:2 - I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught G726 up to the third heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:4 - was caught G726 up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:17 - Then we who are alive [fn]and remain will be caught G726 up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:23 - and for others, save, snatching G726 them out of the fire; and on others have mercy with fear, hating even the tunic polluted by the flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:5 - And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to [fn]rule all the [fn]nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught G726 up to God and to His throne.
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