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Extort, Extortion, Extortioner

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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A — 1: πράσσω

(Strong's #4238 — Verb — prasso — pras'-so )

"to practice," has the special meaning "extort" in Luke 3:13 , RV (AV, "exact"). In Luke 19:23 it is translated "required;" it may be that the master, in addressing the slothful servant, uses the word "extort" or "exact" (as in Luke 3:13 ), in accordance with the character attributed to him by the servant.

B — 1: ἁρπαγή

(Strong's #724 — Noun Feminine — harpage — har-pag-ay' )

denotes "pillage, plundering, robbery, extortion" (akin to harpazo, "to seize, carry off by force," and harpagmos, "a thing seized, or the act of seizing;" from the root arp---, seen in Eng., "rapacious;" an associated noun, with the same spelling, denoted a rake, or hook for drawing up a bucket); it is translated "extortion" in Matthew 23:25; Luke 11:39 , RV, AV, "ravening;" Hebrews 10:34 , "spoiling." See RAVENING , SPOILING. Cp. C. below.

B — 2: πλεονεξία

(Strong's #4124 — Noun Feminine — pleonexia — pleh-on-ex-ee'-ah )

"covetousness, desire for advantage," is rendered "extortion" in 2 Corinthians 9:5 , RV, (AV and RV marg., "covetousness"). See COVET.

C — 1: ἅρπαξ

(Strong's #727 — Adjective — harpax — har'-pax )

"rapacious" (akin to No. 1), is translated as a noun, "extortioners," in Luke 18:11; 1 Corinthians 5:10,11; 6:10; in Matthew 7:15 "ravening" (of wolves). In the Sept., Genesis 49:27 .

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Extort, Extortion, Extortioner'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​e/extort-extortion-extortioner.html. 1940.
 
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