ἐνεδρεύω
enedreuō · lie in wait
Greek word · Strong’s number G1748 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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enedreuō (ἐνεδρεύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “lie in wait”.
For, set a trap.
How to say it
e·ne·dreu·ō
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
- To hide and watch to seize someone.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
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Where it appears
- Luke 11:54
lying in wait for him to catch something from his mouth.
- Acts 23:21
So you must not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.”