ἐνέδρα
enedra · ambush
Greek word · Strong’s number G1747 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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enedra (ἐνέδρα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “ambush”.
Lying in wait to attack by surprise.
How to say it
e·ne·dra
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- People hidden, waiting to attack by surprise.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Acts 23:16
But the son of Paul’s sister, having heard of the ambush, came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
- Acts 25:3
asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem —while preparing an ambush to kill him on the way.