άρπαγας

See also: Ἅρπαγος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅρπαξ (hárpax)

Noun

άρπαγας • (árpagas) m (plural άρπαγες)

1. a greedy and grasping person
2. (by extension) thief, usurper, plunderer, etc

   Synonym: άρπαξ (árpax)

Declension

Declension of άρπαγας

	singular	plural
nominative	άρπαγας •	άρπαγες •
genitive	άρπαγα •	αρπάγων •
accusative	άρπαγα •	άρπαγες •
vocative	άρπαγα •	άρπαγες •

Related terms

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

Further reading

• “άρπαγας”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998