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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 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:34 - “Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:9 - Likewise, David said,
“Let their bountiful table become a snare,
a trap that makes them think all is well.
Let their blessings cause them to stumble,
and let them get what they deserve.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:7 - Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the devil’s trap.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:9 - But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:26 - Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.
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