This noun denotes hunting—the pursuit, capture, and killing of game. It could refer to the activity itself or to the prey captured. Classical usage included hunting wild animals, fowling, and fishing. Metaphorically, it described eager pursuit of anything or someone as prey. Paul uses it figuratively in Romans, quoting the Psalms to describe the table of the wicked becoming a trap or snare. The hunting imagery suggests something seemingly beneficial (a feast) turned into a device for capture and destruction. The term captures both the active pursuit and the means of entrapment.