noun · masculinethird declension
harpagō
harpagō m (genitive harpagōnis)
Classical[ˈhar.pa.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈar.pa.ɡo]
Meaning
- grappling hook, grappling iron
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | harpagō | harpagōnēs |
| genitive | harpagōnis | harpagōnum |
| dative | harpagōnī | harpagōnibus |
| accusative | harpagōnem | harpagōnēs |
| ablative | harpagōne | harpagōnibus |
| vocative | harpagō | harpagōnēs |
harpăgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. ἁρπάζω,
I. to rob, plunder (Plautin.):
aurum mihi intus harpagatum est, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 24; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 11; id. Ps. 1, 2, 6; 4, 2, 2.harpăgo ōnis, m. ἁρπάγη,
I. a hook for drawing things to one's self, for tearing down any thing, etc., a grappling-hook, grapple, drag (pure Lat. manica, manus ferrea).
I. Lit., Caes. B. G. 7, 81, 1; id. B. C. 1, 57, 2; Liv. 30, 10; Curt. 4, 2; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 209; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 21.—*
II. Transf., a rapacious person:
blandiloquentulus harpago, mendax, cuppes, etc., Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 13.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
harpagō ōnis, m
, ἁρπάγη, a hook, grappling-hook, grapple, drag, Cs., L.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”), of uncertain origin.
Descendants
- Englishharpago
- Englishharpagon
- Frenchharpagon
- Romanianharpagonfrom French harpagon
- Romanianarpagonfrom French harpagon
- Englishharpoonfrom Old French harpon
- Frenchharponfrom Old French harpon
- Romanianharponfrom Old French harpon
- Portuguesearpãofrom Old French harpon
- Italianarpagone
In English words that came into English from harpagō
- harpagonharpagō
- harpagoharpagō