αρπαγή

From Ancient Greek ἁρπαγή (harpagḗ).

• IPA^(key): /aɾ.paˈʝi/
• Hyphenation: αρ‧πα‧γή

αρπαγή • (arpagí) f (plural αρπαγές)

1. plundering, theft, looting

   Synonym: άρπαγμα n (árpagma)

2. plunder, booty, loot
3. abduction (the wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being)

   Synonym: απαγωγή f (apagogí)

• see: αρπάζω (arpázo, “to snatch, to steal”)

• see: harpoon

• αρπαγή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language