On the interpretation of ἁρπαγμὸς in Phil 2. 6b

The article addresses the long-standing and controversial issue of the interpretation of the phrase oὐχ ἁρπαγμὸν ἡγήσατο in Phil.2:6b. The second line of the hymn of Phil.2.6-11 is rather important for understanding early Christology. It is proposed to revise the currently generally accepted interpretation of ἁρπαγμός as "booty, luck" and the entire line as "he did not take advantage of his equality with God." The article provides an overview of the history of the interpretation of the phrase by Western researchers, and shows the vulnerabilities of these interpretations. The author takes on the proposal made by P.Florensky at the beginning of the last century, though it has been ignored in world biblical studies. Adding to Florensky’s arguments her own findings in the texts of Septuagint and of Eusebius, the author demonstrates that the word ἁρπαγμός in this context should be interpreted in a mystical sense as "rapture / ascension / ecstasy".