ἐνέδρα
enédra · G1747 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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ambush, planning a secret attack
Concealing oneself or proceeding secretly, while waiting for an appropriate opportunity to attack
ExamplesActs 23:16 But the son of Paul’s sister heard about their ambush, and he came and entered the barracks and told Paul.
Acts 25:3 requesting a concession against Paul, that he might have him brought to Jerusalem (at the same time, setting an ambush to kill him on the way).
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἀκούωto hear 1
- ποιέωto do, to make 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- אָרַב ʼârab · H693 · to lie in wait, to lay an ambush, to lurk
- Hebrew verb אָרַב denotes the action of lying in ambush, while Greek noun ἐνέδρα denotes the ambush itself (the trap or plot); both share the core concept of concealed hostile intent, with ἐνέδρα commonly rendering אָרַב in LXX contexts.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Ambush, planning a secret attack39.51
- This noun denotes a planned ambush or secret attack, used of Paul's nephew learning of the plot to ambush his uncle — "But the son of Paul's sister heard about their ambush, and he came and entered the barracks and told Paul" (Acts 23:16), and of the plan to have Paul killed en route to Jerusalem, "at the same time, setting an ambush to kill him on the way" (Acts 25:3).
Word family 18 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐνέδρας, ἡ (from ἐν and ἕδρα a seat), a lying in wait, ambush: Acts 23:16 (Rec.st τό…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Sources
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