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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 - then know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive them out of your land. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap to you, a whip for your backs and thorny brambles in your eyes, and you will vanish from this good land the LORD your God has given you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:8 - The wicked walk into a net.
They fall into a pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:9 - A trap grabs them by the heel.
A snare holds them tight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:10 - That is why you are surrounded by traps
and tremble from sudden fears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:15 - The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others.
Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:10 - Their helpless victims are crushed;
they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:6 - He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked,
punishing them with scorching winds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:5 - The grave[fn] wrapped its ropes around me;
death laid a trap in my path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:15 - My eyes are always on the LORD,
for he rescues me from the traps of my enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:4 - Pull me from the trap my enemies set for me,
for I find protection in you alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 - I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me.
I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:8 - So let sudden ruin come upon them!
Let them be caught in the trap they set for me!
Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:6 - My enemies have set a trap for me.
I am weary from distress.
They have dug a deep pit in my path,
but they themselves have fallen into it.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:5 - They encourage each other to do evil
and plan how to set their traps in secret.
“Who will ever notice?” they ask.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11 - You captured us in your net
and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:22 - Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare
and their prosperity become a trap.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:3 - For he will rescue you from every trap
and protect you from deadly disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:110

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:110 - The wicked have set their traps for me,
but I will not turn from your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:7 - We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap.
The trap is broken, and we are free!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:5 - The proud have set a trap to catch me;
they have stretched out a net;
they have placed traps all along the way.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:9 - Keep me from the traps they have set for me,
from the snares of those who do wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:3 - When I am overwhelmed,
you alone know the way I should turn.
Wherever I go,
my enemies have set traps for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:2 - if you have trapped yourself by your agreement
and are caught by what you said—

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:5 - Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter,
like a bird fleeing from a net.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:23 - awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart.
He was like a bird flying into a snare,
little knowing it would cost him his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:9 - With their words, the godless destroy their friends,
but knowledge will rescue the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13 - The wicked are trapped by their own words,
but the godly escape such trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:14 - The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain;
those who accept it avoid the snares of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:27 - Fear of the LORD is a life-giving fountain;
it offers escape from the snares of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:7 - The mouths of fools are their ruin;
they trap themselves with their lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25 - Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God
and only later counting the cost.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6 - Wealth created by a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:5 - Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
whoever values life will avoid it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:6 - Evil people are trapped by sin,
but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:14 - He will keep you safe.
But to Israel and Judah
he will be a stone that makes people stumble,
a rock that makes them fall.
And for the people of Jerusalem
he will be a trap and a snare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:17 - Terror and traps and snares will be your lot,
you people of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:18 - Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will be caught in a snare.
Destruction falls like rain from the heavens;
the foundations of the earth shake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:22 - But his own people have been robbed and plundered,
enslaved, imprisoned, and trapped.
They are fair game for anyone
and have no one to protect them,
no one to take them back home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:26 - “Among my people are wicked men
who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind.
They continually set traps
to catch people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:27 - Like a cage filled with birds,
their homes are filled with evil plots.
And now they are great and rich.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:22 - Let screaming be heard from their homes
as warriors come suddenly upon them.
For they have dug a pit for me
and have hidden traps along my path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:43 - “Terror and traps and snares will be your lot,
O Moab,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:44 - “Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will step into a snare.
I will see to it that you do not get away,
for the time of your judgment has come,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:4 - I will put hooks in your jaws
and drag you out on the land
with fish sticking 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 leaders of Israel.
Listen, you members of the royal family.
Judgment has been handed down against you.
For you have led the people into a snare
by worshiping the idols at Mizpah and Tabor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:8 - The prophet is a watchman over Israel[fn] for my God,
yet traps are laid for him wherever he goes.
He faces hostility even in the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:5 - Does a bird ever get caught in a trap
that has no bait?
Does a trap spring shut
when there’s nothing to catch?
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