What does σαγήνη (sagḗnē) mean in the Bible?
σαγήνη (sagḗnē): A large drag-net cast in water to encircle and gather fish, contrasting with smaller casting nets
Greek · G4522
σαγήνη
σαγήνη (sagḗnē): A large drag-net cast in water to encircle and gather fish, contrasting with smaller casting nets
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σαγήνηG4522
Pronunciationsagḗnē
What does σαγήνη (sagḗnē) mean in the Bible?
Full entry for σαγήνη (G4522) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render G4522?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include a net (1).
Where does σαγήνη (sagḗnē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:47. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (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 Ita net1×Matthew 13:47
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 13:47
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Matthew1
Source forms
σαγήνῃ1xsagēnēMatthew 13:47
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular1xMatthew 13:47
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A large drag-net cast in water to encircle and gather fish, contrasting with smaller casting nets
Strong'sG4522
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 13:47–50Source Gloss
a "seine" for fishing
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A large drag-net cast in water to encircle and gather fish, contrasting with smaller casting nets
a drag-net, seine: Mat.13:47.
Synonymsἀμφίβληστρον (which see), δίκτυον
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:47Noun Dative Singular Feminine
σαγήνῃsaghnh
a fishing-net
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternDative (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 13:471×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
large fishing net used for gathering
Why This Word Matters
Illustrates universal proclamation prior to final judgment.Matthew 13:47–50