αρπάγη

See also: αρπαγή, ἁρπαγή, and ἁρπάγη

Greek

Alternative forms

αρπάγι n (arpági)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē).

Noun

αρπάγη • (arpági) f (plural αρπάγες)

hook, grappling iron, grasping tool
αρπάγη του Αρχιμήδη ― arpági tou Archimídi ― the claw of Archimedes
(figuratively) grip

Declension

declension of αρπάγη

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	αρπάγη •	αρπάγες •
genitive	αρπάγης •	αρπαγών •
accusative	αρπάγη •	αρπάγες •
vocative	αρπάγη •	αρπάγες •

Related terms

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

Further reading

Αρπάγη του Αρχιμήδη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
αρπάγη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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