Dragnet
σαγήνηStrong’s G4522sagēnē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Sagēnē is the Greek word usually translated “dragnet”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:”
Meaning
Usually translated “dragnet”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to a dragnet 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
σαγήνη sagēnē · dragnet
σαγήνη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for חֵרֶם ;] a drag-net, seine: Mat.13:47.† SYN.: ἀμφίβληστρον (which see), δίκτυον (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dragnet” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DRAGNET, noun
A net to be drawn on the bottom of a river or pond for taking fish.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.