Word Study · Strong's G3803 · Greek

παγίς

pagis

pag-ece'

Strong's 1890 spelling: pagís

“a trap (as fastened by a noose or notch)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a trap (as fastened by a noose or notch); figuratively, a trick or statagem (temptation)

Rendered in the KJV as

snare.

5
occurrencesin the New Testament
4 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

παγίδα3
παγίδος1
παγίς·1

How it is rendered · 4

a snare2
[the] snare1
a snare;1
snare1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular3
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-ASF · 3
N-GSF · 1
N-NSF · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

1 Timothy2 of 5 · 40%
Luke1 of 5 · 20%
Romans1 of 5 · 20%
2 Timothy1 of 5 · 20%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 21:35παγίς·pagisnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularFor it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.here: a snare;

Romans1 occurrence

Romans 11:9παγίδαpagidanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.here: a snare

1 Timothy2 occurrences

2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 2:26παγίδοςpagidosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.here: snare

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