Define

• Hebrew:
  gāzal (גָּזַל) — to rob, to seize by violence, to take by extortion (equivalent Old Testament term for extortion or swindling, e.g., Leviticus 6:2-4, Ezekiel 22:12)
  ʿāshaq (עָשַׁק) — to oppress, to defraud, to extort (equivalent term, e.g., Leviticus 19:13, Proverbs 14:31)

• Greek:
  harpax (ἅρπαξ) — extortioner, swindler, robber, rapacious person, one who seizes by force or fraud

Related words

• harpazō (ἁρπάζω) — to seize, to snatch away, to plunder (related verb form)

Additional Info

• In 1 Corinthians 5:10-11, harpax (ἅρπαξ) is used to describe the extortioner (or swindler) among those believers should not associate with if claiming to be a brother, listed alongside the sexually immoral, covetous, idolaters, revilers, and drunkards.

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