To ambush
ἐνεδρεύωStrong’s G1748enedreuō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Enedreuō is the Greek word usually translated “watching” and “lie in wait”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “watching” and “lie in wait”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- watching 1
- lie in wait 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
ἐνεδρεύω enedreuō · to ambush
ἐνεδρεύω (ἐνέδρα), [in LXX chiefly for אָרַב ;] to lie in wait for: with accusative of person(s), Luk.11:54, Act.23:21.† (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.