ἁρπαστικός
From LSJ
κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ τοῦ ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ εἰς ἐλπίδα ἄγοντος· δένδρον γὰρ ζωῆς ἐπιθυμία ἀγαθή (Proverbs 13.12 LXX) → One who sincerely sets about helping is better than one who makes promises leading to hope; for a kindly urge is a tree of life.
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A rapacious, like birds of prey, Arist.Phgn.813a19; κέρδους Phld. Oec.p.69J.
German (Pape)
[Seite 358] räuberisch, Arist. Physiogn. 6, 47.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἁρπαστικός: ἡ, όν, οὗ ἡ φύσις εἶναι ν’ ἁρπάζῃ, ἁρπακτικός, Ἀριστ. Φυσιογν. 6. 47.
Spanish (DGE)
-ή, -όν
rapaz οἱ εὐκινήτους τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντες ὀξεῖς, ἁρπαστικοί de las aves de rapiña, Arist.Phgn.813a19, κέρδους ἁ. Phld.Oec.69.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἁρπαστικός: хищный Arst.
