noun · feminine
pagias
Greekπαγίς (pagis)
Strong’sG3803
a snare, trap
stem pagi-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
παγίς, -ίδος, ἡ
(< πήγνυμι), [in LXX for פַּח, מוֹקֵשׁ, רֶשֶׁת, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3803 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpag-ece'
a trap (as fastened by a noose or notch); figuratively, a trick or statagem (temptation)
Fromfrom G4078;
King Jamessnare.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | pagias1×παγίς | pagiais |
| object accusative | pagian3×παγίδα | pagiain |
| direct address vocative | pagiar | pagiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | pagiau1×παγίδος | pagiaiu |
| to, for dative | pagia | pagiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
pagia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
pagias“trap”subjectnominative singular1×
Luke 21:35“trap”hōs pagias; epeisercheti gar epi pantoin toin katherōtoin epi prosōpem pantau tau gēau.For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
pagian“snare”objectaccusative singular3×
Romans 11:9“snare”kai David legatō; Ginitar tas trapezas autoiu eis pagian kai eis thēran kai eis skandalem kai eis antapodomem autoi,And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
1 Timothy 3:7“snare”datō de kai marturian kalan echarō apo toiu exōthen, hina mē eis oneidismon empiptateia kai pagian tou diabolou.Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
1 Timothy 6:9“snare”tois de boulerōtois ploutarō empiptalō eis peirasmon kai pagian kai epithumiain pollain anoētain kai blaberain, hotinais buthizalō toin anthrōpoin eis olethron kai apōleian;Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
pagiau“snare”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Timothy 2:26“snare”kai ananēfaleia ek tau tou diabolou pagiau, zōgrirētois hupo autou eis tem ekeinou thelēmem.Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.