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H / harpăgo
noun greek

harpăgo

gen. harpăgōnis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
a hook; a grappling-hook; grapple
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).
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.—*
a rapacious person by extension •
Transf., a rapacious person: blandiloquentulus harpago, mendax, cuppes, etc., Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 13.
Perseus ID: n20246 Key: harpago2