Dictionary entry

παγιδεύω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

† παγιδεύω

(< παγίς), [in LXX: I Ki 28:9 (נקשׁ hith.), Ec 9:12 (יקשׁ pu.)*;]

to ensnare: metaph., c. acc., ἐν λόγῳ, Mt 22:15 (not elsewhere).†