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ἁρπάζω to snatch away, carry off, Hom., Hdt., etc.:—absol. to steal, be a thief, Ar. to seize hastily, snatch up, λᾶαν Il.; δόρυ Aesch.; ἁρπ. τινὰ μέσον to seize him by the waist, Hdt.; c. gen. part., ἁρπ. τινὰ ποδός by the foot, Eur. to seize, overpower, Aesch.: also to seize a post, Xen. to plunder, πόλεις Thuc., etc. From Root αρπ, come also ἅρπη, Ἅρπυιαι, cf. Lat. rapio.

ShortDef

to snatch away, carry off

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Headword:

ἁρπάζω

Headword (normalized):

ἁρπάζω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αρπαζω

IDX:

4908

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n4911

Key:

a(rpa/zw

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