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ἅρπαξ

Transliteration: arpax · adjective

5x in NTFirst: Matt 7:15
Meaningrapacious, ravenous, a robber, an extortioner
Part of speechadjective
Frequency5x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἅρπαγες, ἅρπαξιν, ἅρπαξ
Example versesMatt 7:15 · Luke 18:11 · 1Cor 5:10 · 1Cor 5:11 · 1Cor 6:10
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What kind of word is ἅρπαξ?

ἅρπαξ (arpax) is a adjective that occurs 5 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “rapacious, ravenous, a robber, an extortioner” and first appears in Matt 7:15.

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