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S / săgēna
noun greek

săgēna

gen. săgēnae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a large fishing-net; a seine
a large fishing-net, a seine, Manil. 5, 678 (cf. Dig. 47, 10, 13, § 7); Vulg. Ezech. 26, 5; 47, 10; id. Matt. 13, 47.—
a snare by extension
Transf., in gen., a snare, Vulg. Eccl. 7, 27; id. Ezech. 12, 13.
Perseus ID: n42256 Key: sagena