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 •	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, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language