Strong G1748ἐνεδρεύω
to ambush
- Transliteration
- enedreuō
- Pronunciation
- en-ed-ryoo'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G1747; to lurk that is (figuratively) plot assassination: - lay wait for.
Detailed definition
ἐνεδρεύω
(ἐνέδρα), [in LXX chiefly for אָרַב;]
to lie in wait for: with accusative of person(s), Luk.11:54, Act.23:21.†
(AS)
(ἐνέδρα), [in LXX chiefly for אָרַב;]
to lie in wait for: with accusative of person(s), Luk.11:54, Act.23:21.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1748 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- lie1
- wait1
First verses
- Luke 11:54Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
- Acts 23:21But 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.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐνεδρ-εύω,
imperfect ἐνήδρευον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.6.39)]: future ἐνεδρεύσω [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Antonius” 63)]: aorist ἐνήδρευσα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.67, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.1.22, etc.:)] — middle, future -σομαι (in passive sense) [Refs ([prev. author] “HG” 7.2.18)]:—passive, aorist ἐνηδρεύθην [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 28.2)]: perfect ἐνήδρευμαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Cal.” 23)]: (ἐνέδρα):—lie in wait for, lay snares for, τινά [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 40.10, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Κόλαξ” 44)]: passive, to be caught in an ambush, to be ensnared, of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.1.5; μέλιτι 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Antro Nympharum - Porphyrii Opuscula” 16)]; of persons to whom poison has been given, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Phylarchus Historicus 10 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus: _metaphorically_, ὑπὸ νόμων τοὺς πολίτας ἐνεδρεύεσθαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 1.49)]; εἰ.. μὴ τῷ χρόνῳ ἐνηδρεύθημεν if we had not been deceived by time, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 28.2.)]
2 absolutely, lay or set an ambush, ἐς τὸ Ἐνυάλιον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.67, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.6.2, 4.1.22,etc.)]
II place in ambush, πεζούς [Refs 1st c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 2.76, variant in 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 5.8.11)]:—middle, absolutely, set an ambush, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.4.15)]:—passive, metaphorically, οἱ ἐνηδρευμένοι τῇ δημηγορίᾳ λόγοι [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 10.17.)]
III hinder, obstruct, τινάς [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1773.33 (3rd c.AD))]; διάπρασιν [Refs 5th c.AD+ (“PGiss.” 105.24 (5th c.AD))]:— passive, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“PAmh.” 2.143.9 (4th c.AD).)]
imperfect ἐνήδρευον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.6.39)]: future ἐνεδρεύσω [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Antonius” 63)]: aorist ἐνήδρευσα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.67, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.1.22, etc.:)] — middle, future -σομαι (in passive sense) [Refs ([prev. author] “HG” 7.2.18)]:—passive, aorist ἐνηδρεύθην [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 28.2)]: perfect ἐνήδρευμαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Cal.” 23)]: (ἐνέδρα):—lie in wait for, lay snares for, τινά [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 40.10, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Κόλαξ” 44)]: passive, to be caught in an ambush, to be ensnared, of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.1.5; μέλιτι 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Antro Nympharum - Porphyrii Opuscula” 16)]; of persons to whom poison has been given, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Phylarchus Historicus 10 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus: _metaphorically_, ὑπὸ νόμων τοὺς πολίτας ἐνεδρεύεσθαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 1.49)]; εἰ.. μὴ τῷ χρόνῳ ἐνηδρεύθημεν if we had not been deceived by time, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 28.2.)]
2 absolutely, lay or set an ambush, ἐς τὸ Ἐνυάλιον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.67, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.6.2, 4.1.22,etc.)]
II place in ambush, πεζούς [Refs 1st c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 2.76, variant in 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 5.8.11)]:—middle, absolutely, set an ambush, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.4.15)]:—passive, metaphorically, οἱ ἐνηδρευμένοι τῇ δημηγορίᾳ λόγοι [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 10.17.)]
III hinder, obstruct, τινάς [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1773.33 (3rd c.AD))]; διάπρασιν [Refs 5th c.AD+ (“PGiss.” 105.24 (5th c.AD))]:— passive, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“PAmh.” 2.143.9 (4th c.AD).)]