- Original: σαγήνη - Transliteration: Sagene - Phonetic: sag-ay'-nay - Definition: 1. a large fishing net, a drag net - Origin: from a derivative of satto (to equip) meaning furniture, especially a pack-saddle (which in the East is merely a bag of netted rope) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From a derivative of σάττω sattō(to equip) meaning furniture especially a pack saddle (which in the East is merely a bag of netted rope); a seine for fishing: - net.