Plunder
ἁρπαγήStrong’s G0724harpagē
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Harpagē is the Greek word usually translated “greed” and “plundering”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.”
Meaning
Usually translated “greed” and “plundering”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- greed 1
- of plundering 1
- plundering 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- Hebrews 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 11:39And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
- Hebrews 10:34For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
Greek dictionary
ἁρπαγή harpagē · plunder
ἁρπαγή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἁρπάζω), [in LXX (as also ἅρπαγμα) for גָּזֵל, etc. ;] pillage, plundering, robbery: Mat.23:25, Luk.11:39, Heb.10:34.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “plunder” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PLUN'DER, verb transitive
- To pillage; to spoil; to strip; to take the goods of an enemy by open force.
- To take by pillage or open force.
- To rob, as a thief; to take from; to strip; as, the thief plundered the house; the robber plundered a man of his money and watch; pirates plunder ships and men.
All definitions and other forms of “plunder”
PLUN'DER, noun
That which is taken from an enemy by force; pillage; prey; spoil.
- That which is taken by theft, robbery or fraud.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.