726. harpazó

Lexicon

harpazó: To seize, snatch, take away by force

Original Word: ἁρπάζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: harpazó
Pronunciation: har-pad'-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (har-pad'-zo)
Definition: To seize, snatch, take away by force
Meaning: I seize, snatch, obtain by robbery.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

catch, seize, take by force.

From a derivative of haireomai; to seize (in various applications) -- catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force).

see GREEK haireomai

HELPS Word-studies

726 harpázō – properly, seize by force; snatch up, suddenly and decisively – like someone seizing bounty (spoil, a prize); to take by an open display of force (i.e. not covertly or secretly).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from a prim. root harp-
Definition
to seize, catch up, snatch away
NASB Translation
carry off (1), caught (4), snatch (2), snatched...away (1), snatches (1), snatches away (1), snatching (1), take...away...by force (1), take...by force (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 726: ἁρπάζω

ἁρπάζω; future ἁρπάσω (Veitch, under the word; cf. Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 407); 1 aorist ἥρπασα; passive, 1 aorist ἡρπασθην; 2 aorist ἡρπαγην (2 Corinthians 12:2, 4; Wis. 4:11; cf. Winers Grammar, 83 (80); (Buttmann, 54 (47); WH's Appendix, p. 170)); 2 future ἁρπαγήσομαι; ((Latinrapio; 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: τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Matthew 11:12 (Xenophon, an. 6, 5, 18, etc.); to snatch out or away: τί, Matthew 13:19; τί ἐκ χειρός τίνος, John 10:28f; τινα 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, πρός τόν Θεόν, Revelation 12:5; followed by ἕως with the genitive of place, 2 Corinthians 12:2; εἰς τόν παράδεισον, 2 Corinthians 12:4; εἰς ἀέρα, 1 Thessalonians 4:17. (Compare: διαρπάζω, συναρπάζω.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from a primary root related to the concept of seizing or snatching.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἁρπάζω, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words such as לָקַח (laqach • Strong's H3947), meaning "to take" or "to seize," and חָטַף (chataf • Strong's H2414), meaning "to snatch" or "to take away." These terms reflect similar actions of taking or seizing, often with force or urgency.

Usage: The term ἁρπάζω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of seizing or snatching away, often with a sense of suddenness or force. It can refer to both physical and metaphorical actions.

Context: The Greek verb ἁρπάζω appears in several key passages within the New Testament, illustrating its varied applications. It is often associated with the concept of being caught up or taken away, sometimes in a divine or eschatological context.

• Matthew 11:12 (BSB): "From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it." Here, ἁρπάζω conveys the idea of forcefully laying hold of something.

• John 10:28-29 (BSB): "I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand." In this passage, ἁρπάζω is used to assure believers of their security in Christ, emphasizing that no external force can remove them from divine protection.

• Acts 8:39 (BSB): "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." Here, ἁρπάζω describes the supernatural transportation of Philip by the Spirit.

• 2 Corinthians 12:2 (BSB): "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." The term is used to describe a mystical experience of being taken up to heaven.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:17 (BSB): "After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord." This eschatological use of ἁρπάζω refers to the event commonly known as the "rapture," where believers are caught up to meet Christ.

The use of ἁρπάζω in these contexts underscores themes of divine intervention, protection, and the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises to His people. It often conveys a sense of urgency and power, reflecting the decisive action of God in the lives of individuals and in the unfolding of redemptive history.

Forms and Transliterations

αρπαγεντα αρπαγέντα ἁρπαγέντα αρπαγησομεθα αρπαγησόμεθα ἁρπαγησόμεθα αρπαζει αρπάζει ἁρπάζει αρπαζειν αρπάζειν ἁρπάζειν αρπαζοντες αρπάζοντες ἁρπάζοντες αρπαζουσιν αρπάζουσιν ἁρπάζουσιν αρπαζών αρπασαι αρπάσαι ἁρπάσαι αρπάσαντες αρπάσατε αρπασει αρπάσει ἁρπάσει αρπάσεις αρπάση αρπάται αρπώμαι ηρπαγη ηρπάγη ἡρπάγη ήρπαζον ήρπακε ήρπασαν ήρπασε ηρπασεν ήρπασεν ἥρπασεν ηρπασθη ἡρπάσθη ηρπασμένος arpagenta arpagesometha arpagēsometha arpasai arpasei arpazei arpazein arpazontes arpazousin erpage ērpagē erpasen ērpasen erpasthe ērpasthē harpagenta harpagénta harpagesometha harpagesómetha harpagēsometha harpagēsómetha harpasai harpásai harpasei harpásei harpazei harpázei harpazein harpázein harpazontes harpázontes harpazousin harpázousin herpage herpáge hērpagē hērpágē herpasen hērpasen hḗrpasen herpasthe herpásthe hērpasthē hērpásthē

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 11:12 V-PIA-3P
GRK: καὶ βιασταὶ ἁρπάζουσιν αὐτήν
NAS: and violent men take it by force.
KJV: take it by force.
INT: and [the] violent seize it

Matthew 12:29 V-ANA
GRK: σκεύη αὐτοῦ ἁρπάσαι ἐὰν μὴ
NAS: house and carry off his property,
INT: goods of him to plunder if not

Matthew 13:19 V-PIA-3S
GRK: πονηρὸς καὶ ἁρπάζει τὸ ἐσπαρμένον
NAS: [one] comes and snatches away what
KJV: [one], and catcheth away that which
INT: evil one and snaches away that which was sown

John 6:15 V-PNA
GRK: ἔρχεσθαι καὶ ἁρπάζειν αὐτὸν ἵνα
NAS: to come and take Him by force to make
KJV: take him by force, to make
INT: to come and seize him that

John 10:12 V-PIA-3S
GRK: ὁ λύκος ἁρπάζει αὐτὰ καὶ
NAS: and the wolf snatches them and scatters
KJV: and the wolf catcheth them, and
INT: the wolf snatches them and

John 10:28 V-FIA-3S
GRK: καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσει τις αὐτὰ
NAS: one will snatch them out of My hand.
KJV: shall any [man] pluck them out of
INT: and never will seize anyone them

John 10:29 V-PNA
GRK: οὐδεὶς δύναται ἁρπάζειν ἐκ τῆς
NAS: is able to snatch [them] out of the Father's
KJV: [man] is able to pluck [them] out of
INT: no one is able to seize out of the

Acts 8:39 V-AIA-3S
GRK: πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἥρπασεν τὸν Φίλιππον
NAS: of the Lord snatched Philip
KJV: of the Lord caught away Philip,
INT: [the] Spirit of [the] Lord carried away Philip

Acts 23:10 V-ANA
GRK: στράτευμα καταβὰν ἁρπάσαι αὐτὸν ἐκ
NAS: to go down and take him away from them by force, and bring
KJV: and to take him by force from among
INT: troop having gone down to take by force him from

2 Corinthians 12:2 V-APP-AMS
GRK: θεὸς οἶδεν ἁρπαγέντα τὸν τοιοῦτον
NAS: such a man was caught up to the third
KJV: such an one caught up to
INT: God knows having been caught up such a one

2 Corinthians 12:4 V-AIP-3S
GRK: ὅτι ἡρπάγη εἰς τὸν
NAS: was caught up into Paradise and heard
KJV: How that he was caught up into
INT: that he was caught up to

1 Thessalonians 4:17 V-FIP-1P
GRK: σὺν αὐτοῖς ἁρπαγησόμεθα ἐν νεφέλαις
NAS: and remain will be caught up together
KJV: [and] remain shall be caught up together
INT: with them will be caught away in [the] clouds

Jude 1:23 V-PPA-NMP
GRK: ἐκ πυρὸς ἁρπάζοντες οὓς δὲ
NAS: save others, snatching them out of the fire;
KJV: fear, pulling [them] out of
INT: out of fire snatching [them] others moreover

Revelation 12:5 V-AIP-3S
GRK: σιδηρᾷ καὶ ἡρπάσθη τὸ τέκνον
NAS: and her child was caught up to God
KJV: her child was caught up unto God,
INT: iron and was caught away the child

Strong's Greek 726
14 Occurrences

ἁρπαγησόμεθα — 1 Occ.
ἁρπαγέντα — 1 Occ.
ἁρπάσαι — 2 Occ.
ἁρπάσει — 1 Occ.
ἁρπάζει — 2 Occ.
ἁρπάζειν — 2 Occ.
ἁρπάζοντες — 1 Occ.
ἁρπάζουσιν — 1 Occ.
ἡρπάγη — 1 Occ.
ἥρπασεν — 1 Occ.
ἡρπάσθη — 1 Occ.