Word Study · Strong's G1748 · Greek
ἐνεδρεύω
enedreuo
en-ed-ryoo'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: enedreúō
“to lurk, i.e. (figuratively) plot assassination”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to lurk, i.e. (figuratively) plot assassination
Rendered in the KJV as
lay wait for.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἐνεδρεύοντες1
- ἐνεδρεύουσιν1
How it is rendered · 2
- Lie in wait1
- watching1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAI-3P · 1
- V-PAP-NPM · 1
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Where this word lives
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