Strong's Greek · G1747

ἐνέδρα

enédra

lay wait

Definition

an ambuscade, i.e. (figuratively) murderous purpose

Derivation

feminine from G1722 (ἐν) and the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Acts 25:3

to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

Acts 23:16

But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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