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