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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 33 times in 32 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:33 - Then he [fn]examined it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A vicious animal has devoured him; Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:4 - then it shall be, when he sins and becomes guilty, that he shall restore what he took by robbery or acquired by extortion, or the deposit which was [fn]entrusted to him, or the lost property which he found,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:13 -

‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired worker are not to remain with you all night until morning.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - “Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat of it; your donkey will be snatched away from you, and will not [fn]be restored to you; your [fn]sheep will be given to your enemies, and you will have no one to save you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:21 - and watch; and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to [fn]take part in the dances, then you shall come out of the vineyards, and each of you shall seize his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:21 - And he [fn]killed an Egyptian, [fn]an impressive man. Now the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:19 -

“For he has oppressed and neglected the poor;

He has seized a house which he has not built.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:2 -

People remove landmarks;

They seize and [fn]devour flocks.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:9 -

Others snatch an orphan from the breast,

And they seize it as a pledge against the poor.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:19 -

“Dryness and heat snatch away the snow waters,

As [fn]Sheol snatches those who have sinned.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:2 -

Or he will tear [fn]my soul like a lion,

Dragging me away, while there is no one to rescue me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:9 -

He lurks in secret like a lion in his [fn]lair;

He lurks to catch the needy;

He catches the needy when he pulls him into his net.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:13 -

They open their mouths wide at me,

As a ravening and roaring lion.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:22 -

“Now consider this, you who forget God,

Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be no one to save you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 -

Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;

Those who would [fn]destroy me are powerful, those who oppose me with lies;

What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:21 -

The young lions roar for their prey

[fn]And seek their food from God.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:2 -

So as to [fn]deprive the needy of justice

And rob the poor among My people of their rights,

So that widows may be their spoil

And that they may plunder the [fn]orphans.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:7 - and if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:12 - oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore a pledge, but raises his eyes to the idols and commits abomination,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:16 - nor oppressed anyone, nor retained a pledge, nor committed robbery; instead, he gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:18 - “As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was not good among his people, behold, he will die for his guilt.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:3 -

‘When she brought up one of her cubs,

He became a young lion,

And he learned to tear his prey;

He devoured people.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:6 -

‘And he walked about among the lions,

He became a young lion;

He learned to tear his prey;

He devoured people.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:25 - “There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27 - “Her leaders within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to make dishonest profit.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:14 -

For I will be like a lion to Ephraim

And like a young lion to the house of Judah.

I, yes I, will tear to pieces and go away,

I will carry away, and there will be no one to rescue.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:1 -

“Come, let’s return to the LORD.

For He has torn us, but He will heal us;

He has [fn]wounded us, but He will bandage us.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:11 -

This is what the LORD says:

“For three offenses of Edom, and for four,

I will not revoke its punishment,

Because he pursued his brother with the sword

And stifled his compassion;

His anger also tore continually,

And he maintained his fury forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:4 -

Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?

Does a young lion [fn]growl from his den unless he has captured something?

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:2 -

“You who hate good and love evil,

Who tear off their skin from them

And their flesh from their bones,

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:8 -

The remnant of Jacob

Will be among the nations,

Among many peoples

Like a lion among the animals of the forest,

Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,

Which, if he passes through,

Tramples and tears,

And there is no one who can rescue.

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 -

The lion tore enough for his cubs,

[fn]Killed enough prey for his lionesses,

And filled his lairs with prey

And his dens with torn flesh.

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