ἅρπαγες. [2 verses](noun pl masc nom ) "Ravening" is harpax, which means "robbing", "rapacious," "rapine", "robber", "peculator", "a type of wolf", "grappling-iron," and "meat hook."  - Surprisingly, the word translated as "ravening" also means a "grappling hook" and "a type of wolf," but its primary meaning is robbing and other forms of theft.