What does παγίς (pagís) mean in the Bible?
παγίς (pagís): Metaphorical trap for moral/spiritual danger, not physical snare; used of temptation and doctrinal deception
Greek · G3803
παγίς
Trap
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παγίς G3803
Pronunciation pagís
What does παγίς (pagís) mean in the Bible?
παγίς (pagís): Metaphorical trap for moral/spiritual danger, not physical snare; used of temptation and doctrinal deception
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3803?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a snare (2), [into the] snare (1), become ensnared (1), snare (1).
Where does παγίς (pagís) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 21:34. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (2), 2 Timothy (1), Luke (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a snare 2× Luke 21:34, Romans 11:9
[into the] snare 1× 1 Timothy 3:7
become ensnared 1× 1 Timothy 6:9
snare 1× 2 Timothy 2:26
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 21:34 παγίς to a snare Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Romans 11:9 παγίδα to a snare Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1 Timothy 3:7 παγίδα to [into the] snare Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1 Timothy 6:9 παγίδα to become ensnared Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2 Timothy 2:26 παγίδος to snare Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 21:34
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Luke 1 Romans 1 1 Timothy 2 2 Timothy 1
Source forms
παγίδα 3x pagida Romans 11:9, 1 Timothy 3:7, 1 Timothy 6:9
παγίδος 1x pagidos 2 Timothy 2:26
παγίς 1x pagis Luke 21:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 3x Romans 11:9, 1 Timothy 3:7, 1 Timothy 6:9
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x 2 Timothy 2:26
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 21:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Metaphorical trap for moral/spiritual danger, not physical snare; used of temptation and doctrinal deception
Strong's G3803
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Timothy 3:1-7 Source Gloss
trap
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Metaphorical trap for moral/spiritual danger, not physical snare; used of temptation and doctrinal deception
(πήγνυμι), [in LXX for פַּח, מוֹקֵשׁ, רֶשֶׁת, etc. ;] poët. (Aristoph., al.) and late for πάγη, a trap, snare; metaphorically (as also in cl.): Luk.21:35, Rom.11:9" (LXX) 1Ti.3:7 6:9, 2Ti.2:26.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 21:35 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
παγὶς pagiv
a snare, trap
Read verse Romans 11:9 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
παγίδα, pagida
a snare, trap
Read verse 1 Timothy 3:7 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
παγίδα pagida
a snare, trap
Read verse 1 Timothy 6:9 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
παγίδα pagida
a snare, trap
Read verse 2 Timothy 2:26 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
παγίδος, pagidov
a snare, trap
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 21:35 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 2 Tim 2:26 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 11:9 · 1 Tim 3:7 · 1 Tim 6:9 3×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
A hidden danger leading to capture or ruin.
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
παγίς is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Leadership failure has spiritual consequences and exposes the church to reproach. 1 Timothy 3:1-7
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain