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)

1. hook, grappling iron, grasping tool

   αρπάγη του Αρχιμήδη ― arpági tou Archimídi ― the claw of Archimedes

2. (figuratively) grip

Declension

Declension of αρπάγη

	singular	plural
nominative	αρπάγη (arpági)	αρπάγες (arpáges)
genitive	αρπάγης (arpágis)	αρπαγών (arpagón)
accusative	αρπάγη (arpági)	αρπάγες (arpáges)
vocative	αρπάγη (arpági)	αρπάγες (arpáges)

Related terms

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

Further reading

• Αρπάγη του Αρχιμήδη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• αρπάγη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language