Strong's Lexicon
G4522
G4522 — σαγήνη
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4522 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σαγήνη |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of satto "to equip" meaning furniture, especially a pack-saddle (which in the East is merely a bag of netted rope) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | sagene |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sag-ay'-nay |
| Meaning: | 1. a "seine" for fishing |
| KJV Renderings: | net |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σαγήνη, σαγηνης, ἡ (σάσσω to load, fill), a large fishing-net, a drag-net (Vulg.sagena (cf. English seine)), used in catching fish that swim in shoals (cf. B. D., under the word ; Trench, Synonyms, § lxiv.): Mat 13:47. (The Sept.; Plutarch, solert. anim., p. 977 f.; Lucian, pisc. 51; Tim. 22; Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 2, 14; Aelian h. a. 11, 12; (βάλλειν σαγηνης Babrius fab. 4, 1; 9, 6).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σαγήνη (net)
Matthew 13:47
- KJV: Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net that was cast into the sea and gathered of every kind
- GK: πάλιν ομοία εστίν η βασιλεία των ουρανών σαγήνη βληθείση εις την θάλασσαν και εκ παντός γένους συναγαγούση