To rob
διαρπάζωStrong’s G1283diarpazō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diarpazō is the Greek word usually translated “rob” and “plunder”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.”
Meaning
Usually translated “rob” and “plunder”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he will rob 1
- to plunder 1
- he will plunder 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
διαρπάζω diarpazō · to rob
δι-αρπάζω [in LXX for בָּזַז, גָּזַל, שָׁסַס, etc. ;] to plunder: Mat.12:29, Mrk.3:27.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “rob” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ROB, noun
All definitions and other forms of “rob”
ROB, verb transitive
- In law, to take from the person of another feloniously, forcibly and by putting him in fear; as, to rob a passenger on the road.
- To seize and carry from any thing by violence and with felonious intent; as, to rob a coach; to rob the mail.
- To plunder; to strip unlawfully; as, to rob an orchard; to rob a man of his just praise.
- To take away by oppression or by violence.“ROB not the poor because he is poor” Proverbs 22:22
- To take from; to deprive.
- In a loose sense, to steal; to take privately without permission of the owner.
- To withhold what is due. Malachi 3:8
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.