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pagís

snare

Say it: pag-EES (approximate)

παγίς

What it means

A snare, a trap for catching birds. In 3:7 and 2 Timothy 2:26, "the snare of the devil." In 6:9, those who want to be rich fall into "a temptation, a snare." Also Romans 11:9 and Luke 21:35.

Range of meaning

  • SnareA trap.
  • TrapA device to catch.

In 1 Timothy

Every verse (2)

Verses where G3803 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources