ἅρπαξ, ᾰγος, ὁ, ἡ,
(ἁρπάζω) robbing, rapacious, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 137, variant in “fragment” 628, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.1.6; λύκοι 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 1309 (variant{Ἄτρακας})] Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with substantive neuter, ἅρπαγι χείλει[[ “Anthologia Graeca” 9.272 (from Bianor)] Refs]: superlative ἁρπαγίστατος[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Comicus 57. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II mostly as substantive,
__II.1 ἅρπαξ, ἡ, rapine, [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 356. ] Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 ἅρπαξ, ὁ, robber, peculator, τῶν δημοσίων[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 351; ὁ μὲν κλέπτης ὁ δ᾽ ἅ. 5th c.BC: Myrtilus Comicus 4] Refs 5th c.BC+]; πάντες εἰσὶν ἅρπαγες (i.e. οἱ Ὠρώπιοι) [[ Xeno 1. ] Refs]
__II.3 species of wolf, [[ 3rd c.AD: Oppianus Apamensis Epicus “Cynegetica” 3.304. ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.4 grappling-iron, used in sea-fights, [[ 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 5.118, 4th c.BC: Moschio Tragicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 5.208d] Refs 4th c.BC+]; flesh-hook, [[ 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 8.3.7.] Refs 1st c.AD+]