Plot/ambush
ἐνέδραStrong’s G1747enedra
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Enedra is the Greek word usually translated “ambush”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.”
Meaning
Usually translated “ambush”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ambush 1
- an ambush 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐνέδρα enedra · plot/ambush
ἐν-έδρα, -ας, ἡ (ἕδρα, a seat), [in LXX: Jos.8:7-9, Psa.10:8 (אָרַב)* ;] a lying in wait, an ambush: Act.23:16 (Rec. ἔνεδρον, a form frequently in LXX), Act.25:8.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ambush” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AM'BUSH, noun
- A private or concealed station, where troops lie in wait to attack their enemy by surprise.
- The state of lying concealed, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; a lying in wait.
- The troops posted in a concealed place for attacking by surprise.“Lay thee an ambush for the city” Joshua 8:2
All definitions and other forms of “ambush”
AM'BUSH, verb transitive
To lie in wait for; to surprise, by assailing unexpectedly from a concealed place.
AM'BUSH, verb intransitive
To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.