Definition
παγίς, -ίδος, ή
(πήγνυμι), [in LXX for פַּח, מוֹקֵשׁ, רֶשֶׁת, etc. ;]
poët. (Aristoph., al.) and late for πάγη, a trap, snare; metaphorically (as also in cl.): Luke 21:35, Romans 11:9" (LXX) 1 Timothy 3:7; 6:9, 2 Timothy 2:26.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as παγίς:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Luke 21:34παγίς · a snareBut watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- Romans 11:9παγίδα · a snareAnd David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
- 1 Timothy 3:7παγίδα · [into the] snareFurthermore, 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 6:9παγίδα · become ensnaredThose 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:26παγίδος · snareThen they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.