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GREEK

ἅρπαξ G727

hárpax

Definition

rapacious

Derivation

from G726 (ἁρπάζω);

King James Version Usage

extortion, ravening

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Attribution

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, via Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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