פַּ֫חַת
Ὁ κόσμος σκηνή, ὁ βίος πάροδος· ἦλθες, εἶδες, ἀπῆλθες → The world is a stage, life is a performance, you came, you saw, you departed
Democritus, fr. 115 D-KEnglish (Strong)
probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig; a pit, especially for catching animals: hole, pit, snare.