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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)
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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 13 times in 13 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:12 - From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence,[fn] and violent people have been raiding it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:19 - When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:15 - Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:12 - The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:28 - I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:29 - My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all[fn]; no one can snatch them out of my 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 suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force 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 was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:4 - was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:17 - After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:23 - save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:5 - She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.”[fn] And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.
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