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σαγήνη
sagēnē
G4522
G:N-F Greek

dragnet

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Sagene denotes the net thrown into the sea in Matthew 13:47.

The attested use names the net that is thrown into the sea and gathers from every family in the comparison of Matthew 13:47.

Senses in use

  1. A net cast into the sea · dominant

    In Matthew 13:47, the dative singular feminine form occurs in the comparison to something thrown into the sea and gathering from every family; the APB renders the clause "like a dragnet that was thrown into the sea and gathered from every family."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 13:47, the APB presents the item as a "dragnet" that is thrown into the sea. The verse is read as a whole, but the clause clearly supplies this image.

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