- Transliteration: Pagis

- Phonetic: pag-ece'

- Definition:

1. snare, trap, noose

a. of snares in which birds are entangled and caught

1. implies unexpectedly, suddenly, because birds and beasts are caught unawares

b. a snare, i.e. whatever brings peril, loss, destruction

1. of a sudden and unexpected deadly peril

2. of the allurements and seductions of sin

3. the allurements to sin by which the devil holds one bound

4. the snares of love

- Origin: from G4078" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4078

- TDNT entry: 14:53,8

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G4078" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4078; a trap (as fastened by a noose or notch); figuratively a trick or stratagem (temptation): - snare