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It conveys the idea of a hidden danger or a deceptive scheme that can lead to one's downfall. The word is used to warn believers of the subtle and often unseen threats posed by sin, false teachings, and the devil.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, snares and traps were commonly used for hunting animals. These devices were often hidden and designed to catch prey unawares. The imagery of a snare was familiar to the original audience of the New Testament, who would understand the danger of being caught in such a device. Spiritually, the concept of a snare was used to illustrate the cunning and deceptive nature of sin and evil, which can entrap individuals if they are not vigilant.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3803</b> <i>pagís</i> (from <a href="/greek/4078.htm">4078</a> <i>/pḗgnymi</i>, "<i>set</i> a trap") – properly, a trap set for animals; (figuratively) a <i>moral snare</i> that robs someone of their spiritual liberties (the Lord wishes to give). </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4078.htm">pégnumi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a trap, snare<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>snare (4), trap (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3803: παγίς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">παγίς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">παγίδος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from <span class="greek2">πήγνυμι</span> to make fast, 2 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐπαγον</span>; properly, that which holds fast (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Anth. Pal.</span> C, 5)), the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">פַּח</span>, <span class="hebrew">רֶשֶׁת</span>, <span class="hebrew">מוקֵשׁ</span>, etc.; <span class="accented">a snare, trap, noose</span>; <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> properly, of snares in which birds are entangled and caught, <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-5.htm">Proverbs 6:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/7-23.htm">Proverbs 7:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/90-3.htm">Psalm 90:3</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 91:3>); <a href="/interlinear/psalms/123-7.htm">Psalm 123:7</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 124:7>); <span class="greek2">παγίδας</span> <span class="greek2">ἱσταναι</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span> av. 527; hence, <span class="greek2">ὡς</span> <span class="greek2">παγίς</span>, as a snare, i. e. <span class="accented">unexpectedly, suddenly,</span> because birds and beasts are caught unawares, <a href="/interlinear/luke/21-35.htm">Luke 21:35</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> tropically, <span class="accented">a snare,</span> i. e. <span class="accented">whatever brings peril, loss, destruction</span>: of a sudden and unexpected deadly peril, <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-9.htm">Romans 11:9</a> from <a href="/interlinear/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 69:23>); of the allurements and seductions of sin, <span class="greek2">ἐμπίπτειν</span> <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">πειρασμόν</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">παγίδα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9</a> (<span class="greek2">ἐμπίπτει</span> <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">παγίδα</span> <span class="greek2">ἁμαρτωλός</span>, <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-13.htm">Proverbs 12:13</a>, cf. <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/29-6.htm">Proverbs 29:6</a>; joined with <span class="greek2">σκάνδαλον</span>, Wis. 14:11); <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">διαβόλου</span>, the allurements to sin by which the devil holds one bound, <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-26.htm">2 Timothy 2:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/3-7.htm">1 Timothy 3:7</a>. (In Greek writings also of the snares of love.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>snare. <p>From <a href="/greek/4078.htm">pegnumi</a>; a trap (as fastened by a noose or notch); figuratively, a trick or statagem (temptation) -- snare. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4078.htm">pegnumi</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>παγιδα παγίδα παγίδας παγίδες παγίδι παγιδος παγίδος παγις παγίς παγὶς πάγος πάγους παθεινούς pagida pagída pagidos pagídos pagis pagís<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/21-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 21:35</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὡς <b>παγίς</b> ἐπεισελεύσεται γὰρ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For as <span class="itali">a snare</span> shall it come on<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> as <span class="itali">a snare</span> will it come indeed<p><b><a href="/text/romans/11-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῶν εἰς <b>παγίδα</b> καὶ εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> BECOME <span class="itali">A SNARE</span> AND A TRAP,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of them for <span class="itali">a snare</span> and for<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 3:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐμπέσῃ καὶ <b>παγίδα</b> τοῦ διαβόλου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> into reproach <span class="itali">and the snare</span> of the devil.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> reproach and <span class="itali">the snare</span> of the devil.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he might fall and <span class="itali">[the] snare</span> of the devil<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 6:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πειρασμὸν καὶ <b>παγίδα</b> καὶ ἐπιθυμίας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> into temptation <span class="itali">and a snare</span> and many<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">a snare,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> temptation and <span class="itali">a snare</span> and desires<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/2-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 2:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοῦ διαβόλου <b>παγίδος</b> ἐζωγρημένοι ὑπ'</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and they may come to their senses <span class="itali">[and escape] from the snare</span> of the devil,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> out of <span class="itali">the snare</span> of the devil,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the devil <span class="itali">snare</span> having been taken by<p><b><a href="/greek/3803.htm">Strong's Greek 3803</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3803.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/pagida_3803.htm">παγίδα — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pagidos_3803.htm">παγίδος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pagis_3803.htm">παγίς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3802.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3802"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3802" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3804.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3804"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3804" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>