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Lexicon :: Strong's G3803 - pagis

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παγίς
Transliteration
pagis (Key)
Pronunciation
pag-ece'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:593,752

Strong’s Definitions

παγίς pagís, pag-ece'; from G4078; a trap (as fastened by a noose or notch); figuratively, a trick or stratagem (temptation):—snare.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G3803 in the following manner: snare (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G3803 in the following manner: snare (5x).

  1. snare, trap, noose

    1. of snares in which birds are entangled and caught

      1. implies unexpectedly, suddenly, because birds and beasts are caught unawares

    2. a snare, i.e. whatever brings peril, loss, destruction

      1. of a sudden and unexpected deadly peril

      2. of the allurements and seductions of sin

      3. the allurements to sin by which the devil holds one bound

      4. the snares of love

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παγίς pagís, pag-ece'; from G4078; a trap (as fastened by a noose or notch); figuratively, a trick or stratagem (temptation):—snare.
STRONGS G3803:
παγίς, παγίδος, ἡ (from πήγνυμι to make fast, 2 aorist ἐπαγον; properly, that which holds fast (cf. Anth. Pal. C, 5)), the Sept. for פַּח, רֶשֶׁת, מוקֵשׁ, etc.; a snare, trap, noose;
a. properly, of snares in which birds are entangled and caught, Proverbs 6:5; Proverbs 7:23; Psalm 90:3 (Ps. 91:3); Psalm 123:7 (Ps. 124:7); παγίδας ἱσταναι, Aristophanes av. 527; hence, ὡς παγίς, as a snare, i. e. unexpectedly, suddenly, because birds and beasts are caught unawares, Luke 21:35.
b. tropically, a snare, i. e. whatever brings peril, loss, destruction: of a sudden and unexpected deadly peril, Romans 11:9 from Psalm 68:23 (Ps. 69:23); of the allurements and seductions of sin, ἐμπίπτειν εἰς πειρασμόν καί παγίδα, 1 Timothy 6:9 (ἐμπίπτει εἰς παγίδα ἁμαρτωλός, Proverbs 12:13, cf. Proverbs 29:6; joined with σκάνδαλον, Wis. 14:11); τοῦ διαβόλου, the allurements to sin by which the devil holds one bound, 2 Timothy 2:26; 1 Timothy 3:7. (In Greek writings also of the snares of love.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
68:23; 69:23; 90:3; 91:3; 124:7
Proverbs
6:5; 7:23; 12:13; 29:6
Luke
21:35
Romans
11:9
1 Timothy
3:7; 6:9
2 Timothy
2:26

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3803 matches the Greek παγίς (pagis),
which occurs 51 times in 48 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:13 - know for certain that the LORD our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; they will be a whip that tears your sides and thorns that blind your eyes until you disappear from this good land the LORD your God gave you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:8 - For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:9 - A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare grips him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:10 - That is why snares surround you, and why sudden fear terrifies you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:15 - The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:10 - His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:6 - May the LORD rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:5 - The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:15 - I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy's net.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:4 - You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 - I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:8 - Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:6 - They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:5 - They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, "Who will see them?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11 - You led us into a trap; you caused us to suffer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:22 - May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:3 - he will certainly rescue you from the snare of the hunter and from the destructive plague.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:110

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:110 - The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:7 - We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter's snare. The snare broke, and we escaped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:5 - Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:9 - Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:3 - Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:2 - if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:5 - Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare, and like a bird from the trap of the fowler.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:23 - till an arrow pierces his liver - like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:9 - With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13 - The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:14 - Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:27 - The fear of the LORD is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:7 - The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25 - It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, "Holy!" and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6 - Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:5 - Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:6 - In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare - just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:14 - He will become a sanctuary, but a stone that makes a person trip, and a rock that makes one stumble - to the two houses of Israel. He will become a trap and a snare to the residents of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:17 - Terror, pit, and snare are ready to overtake you inhabitants of the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:18 - The one who runs away from the sound of the terror will fall into the pit; the one who climbs out of the pit, will be trapped by the snare. For the floodgates of the heavens are opened up and the foundations of the earth shake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:22 - But these people are looted and plundered; all of them are trapped in pits and held captive in prisons. They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them; they were carried away as plunder, and no one says, "Bring that back!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:26 - "Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:27 - Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught, their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit. That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:22 - Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:43 - Terror, pits, and traps are in store for the people who live in Moab. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:44 - Anyone who flees at the sound of terror will fall into a pit. Anyone who climbs out of the pit will be caught in a trap. For the time is coming when I will punish the people of Moab. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:4 - I will put hooks in your jaws and stick the fish of your waterways to your scales. I will haul you up from the midst of your waterways, and all the fish of your waterways will stick to your scales.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:1 - Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen closely, O king! For judgment is about to overtake you! For you were like a trap to Mizpah, like a net spread out to catch Tabor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:8 - The prophet is a watchman over Ephraim on behalf of God, yet traps are laid for him along all of his paths; animosity rages against him in the land of his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:5 - Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?
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