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G00724

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

ἁρπαγή

Etym. ἁρπάζω

I. "seizure, rapine, robbery, rape", Solon, Hdt., attic

2. "the thing seized, booty, prey", Aesch., Eur.; ἁρπαγὴν ποιεῖσθαί τι to make "booty" of a thing, Thuc.; cf. λεία.

II. "greediness, rapacity", Xen.