What does ἐνεδρεύω (enedreúō) mean in the Bible?
ἐνεδρεύω (enedreúō) is a Greek word meaning "to ambush".
Greek · G1748
ἐνεδρεύω
To ambush
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ἐνεδρεύωG1748
Pronunciationenedreúō
What does ἐνεδρεύω (enedreúō) mean in the Bible?
ἐνεδρεύω (enedreúō) is a Greek word meaning "to ambush".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1748?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are waiting to ambush (1), waiting (1).
Where does ἐνεδρεύω (enedreúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 11:54. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itare waiting to ambush1×Acts 23:21
waiting1×Luke 11:54
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 11:54
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Luke1Acts1
Source forms
ἐνεδρεύοντες1xenedreuontesLuke 11:54
ἐνεδρεύουσιν1xenedreuousinActs 23:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 23:21
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xLuke 11:54
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to ambush
Strong'sG1748
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to ambush
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 11:54Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐνεδρεύοντεςenedreuontev
I lie in wait for, seek to entrap, defraud, deceive
Read verseActs 23:21Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἐνεδρεύουσιenedreuousin
I lie in wait for, seek to entrap, defraud, deceive
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms2TensesPresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveLuke 11:541×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Present ActiveActs 23:211×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2
Voice
active2
Mood
indicative1participle1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐνεδρεύω is built from this root:
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