Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
plunder
Usage: 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)
Strong's Number
G724
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
12
Books
11
Strong's G724 Quick Answer
Strong's G724 ἁρπαγή (harpage) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. harpage (har-pag-ay') n. 1. (properly, abstract) pillage [from G726] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include extortion, ravening, and spoiling. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- harpage (har-pag-ay') n. 1. (properly, abstract) pillage [from G726]
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 11 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- extortion, ravening, and spoiling
Meaning and Definition
harpage (har-pag-ay') n. 1. (properly, abstract) pillage [from G726] KJV: extortion, ravening, spoiling Root(s): G726
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G724. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G724 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render harpage, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's G724 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G724 (ἁρπαγή) appears 9 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 1 Maccabees 13:34 — ἁρπαγαί
- 4 Maccabees 4:10 — ἁρπαγὴν
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 — ἁρπαγὴν
- Isaiah 3:14 — ἁρπαγὴ
- Isaiah 10:2 — ἁρπαγὴν
Strong's G724 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G724 in the New Testament
3 indexed usages in 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.
And 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.
For 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.
Strong's G724 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The soul which shall have sinned, and willfully overlooked the commandments of the Lord, and shall have dealt falsely in the affairs of his neighbor in the matter of a deposit, or concerning fellowship, or concerning plunder, or has in anything wronged his neighbor,
If thou shouldest see the oppression of the poor, and the wresting of judgment and of justice in the land, Wonder not at the matter: For there is a high one to watch over him that is high, And high ones over them.
The Lord himself shall enter into judgment with the elders of the people, and with their rulers: but why have ye set my vineyard on fire, and why is the spoil of the poor in your houses?
Strong's G724 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
But concerning them that rebel, let not thine eye spare them; but put them to the slaughter, and spoil them wheresoever thou goest.
for they obeyed not thy commandments: wherefore thou hast delivered us for a spoil, and unto captivity, and unto death, and for a proverb of reproach to all the nations among whom we are dispersed.
Moreover Simon chose men, and sent to King Demetrius, to the end he should give the land an immunity, because all that Trypho did was to spoil.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G724.
The soul which shall have sinned, and willfully overlooked the commandments of the Lord, and shall have dealt falsely in the affairs of his neighbor in the matter of a deposit, or concerning fellowship, or concerning plunder, or has in anything wronged his neighbor,
If thou shouldest see the oppression of the poor, and the wresting of judgment and of justice in the land, Wonder not at the matter: For there is a high one to watch over him that is high, And high ones over them.
The Lord himself shall enter into judgment with the elders of the people, and with their rulers: but why have ye set my vineyard on fire, and why is the spoil of the poor in your houses?
perverting the cause of the poor, violently wresting the judgment of the needy ones of my people, that the widow may be a prey to them, and the orphan a spoil.
The lion seized enough prey for his whelps, and strangled for his young lions, and filled his lair with prey, and his dwelling place with spoil.
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.
And 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.
For 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.
But concerning them that rebel, let not thine eye spare them; but put them to the slaughter, and spoil them wheresoever thou goest.
for they obeyed not thy commandments: wherefore thou hast delivered us for a spoil, and unto captivity, and unto death, and for a proverb of reproach to all the nations among whom we are dispersed.
Moreover Simon chose men, and sent to King Demetrius, to the end he should give the land an immunity, because all that Trypho did was to spoil.
and Apollonius going up with his armed force to the seizure of the treasure—there appeared from heaven angels riding on horseback, all radiant in armor, filling them with much fear and trembling.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G724, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G724 FAQ
What does harpage (ἁρπαγή) mean?
Harpage (Strong's G724) is a Greek word most simply glossed "extortion". harpage (har-pag-ay') n. 1. (properly, abstract) pillage [from G726]
How many times is harpage (ἁρπαγή) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's G724 across 11 books.
Where can I study harpage (ἁρπαγή) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G724 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate harpage (ἁρπαγή)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as extortion, ravening, and spoiling. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G724 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 5 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G724, with linked reader references where each row is available.