Lexical Definition
ἐνέδρα enédra (en-ed'-rah) plot/ambush G:N-F
feminine from ἐν and the base of ἑδραῖος
lay wait.
- an ambuscade, i.e. (figuratively) murderous purpose
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἐνέδραν | ambush | Acts.23.16 |
| an ambush | Acts.25.3 | |
| ενέδρασ | ambush | LXX.Josh.8.7 |
| ενέδραν | ambush | LXX.Josh.8.9 |
| ενέδρα | to ambush | LXX.Ps.10.8 |
| ένεδρα | an ambush | LXX.Josh.8.14 |
Abbott-Smith
ἐν-έδρα, -ας, ἡ (< ἕδρα, a seat), [in LXX: Jos 8:7, 9, Ps 10:8 (אָרַב)* ;]
a lying in wait, an ambush: Ac 23:16 (Rec. ἔνεδρον, a form freq. in LXX), Ac 25:3.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Joshua | 8:7 · 8:9 |
| Psalms | 10:8 |
| Acts | 23:16 · 25:3 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἐνέδρα-α, ἡ,
sitting in: hence, lying in wait, ambush, [ἐνέδρααι κατασκευάζονται 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitum magistro” 4.10; ἐνέδρααν τιθέναι 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 19.108; θέσθαι 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Romulus” 23; εἰς ἐ. ἐμπίπτειν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.5.14 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ τῆς ἐ. ἀνίστασθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b men laid in ambush, τὴν ἐ. ἐζανιστάναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 metaphorically, trickery, treachery, δόλου καὶ ἐνέδραας πλήρης [ἐνέδραας ἕνεκα 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 124.7 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξ ἐνέδραας, opposed to φανερῶς, [ἐνέδραας 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 1.30, cf. Archig.ap 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 8.2.20. ">Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II position, ναρθήκων [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III delay, περί τι [Refs 3rd c.AD+]