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
A "seine" for fishing
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σαγήνη G4522
Pronunciation sagḗnē
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
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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 It a net 1× Matthew 13:47
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 13:47
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Matthew 1
Source forms
σαγήνῃ 1x sagēnē Matthew 13:47
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1x Matthew 13:47
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A large drag-net cast in water to encircle and gather fish, contrasting with smaller casting nets
Strong's G4522
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 13:47–50 Source Gloss
a "seine" for fishing
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 13:47 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
σαγήνῃ saghnh
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Dative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 13:47 1×
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
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