Strong's Lexicon
G1748 — ἐνεδρεύω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1748 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐνεδρεύω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1747 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | enedreuo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | en-ed-ryoo'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to lurk 2. (figuratively) plot assassination |
| KJV Renderings: | lay wait for |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐνεδρεύω; (ἔνεδρα); to lie in wait for, to lay wait for, prepare a trap for: τινα, a person, Luk 11:54 (G omits ἐνεδρεύω αὐτόν, T omits αὐτόν); Act 23:21. (Thucydides, Xenophon, and following; the Sept..)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐνεδρεύω (lay wait for)
Luke 11:54
- KJV: Laying wait for him and seeking to catch something out of his mouth that they might accuse him
- GK: ενεδρεύοντες αυτόν ζητούντες θηρεύσαί τι εκ του στόματος αυτού ίνα κατηγορήσωσιν αυτού
Acts 23:21
- KJV: But do not thou yield unto them for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men which have bound themselves with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him and now are they ready looking for a promise from thee
- GK: συ ούν μη πεισθής αυτοίς ενεδρεύουσι γαρ αυτόν εξ αυτών άνδρες πλείους τεσσαράκοντα οίτινες ανεθεμάτισαν εαυτούς μήτε φαγείν μήτε πιείν έως ου ανέλωσιν αυτόν και νυν έτοιμοί εισι προσδεχόμενοι την από σου επαγγελίαν
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