Word Study · Strong's G727 · Greek
ἅρπαξ
harpax
har'-pax
Strong's 1890 spelling: hárpax
“rapacious”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
rapacious
Rendered in the KJV as
extortion, ravening.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- ἅρπαγες1
- ἅρπαγες,1
- ἅρπαγες.1
- ἅρπαξ·1
- ἅρπαξιν1
How it is rendered · 5
- ravenous.1
- swindler;1
- swindlers1
- swindlers,1
- with swindlers1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-NPM · 3
- A-DPM · 1
- A-NSM · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Corinthians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Corinthians3 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 5:10ἅρπαξινharpaxinadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralI was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.here: with swindlers
- 1 Corinthians 5:11ἅρπαξ·harpaxadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.here: swindler;
- 1 Corinthians 6:10ἅρπαγεςharpagesadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralnor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.here: swindlers