G1748: ἐνεδρεύω
enedreúō · “to ambush”
Definition
to lurk, i.e. (figuratively) plot assassination
KJV translates it as: lay wait for
Word origin: from G1747 (ἐνέδρα);
Extended 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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1748 is translated
- watching ×1
- lie in wait ×1
Bible verses with G1748 (enedreúō)
Enedreúō appears in 2 verses.
- Luke 11:54
Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
- Acts 23:21
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.