noun · feminine
enedras
Greekἐνέδρα (enedra)
Strong’sG1749
an ambush, plot, treachery, fraud
stem enedr-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐν-έδρα, -ας, ἡ
(< ἕδρα, a seat), [in LXX: Jos 8:7, 9, Ps 10:8 (אָרַב)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1749 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiden'-ed-ron
an ambush, i.e. (figuratively) murderous design
Fromneuter of the same as G1747;
King Jameslying in wait.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | enedras | enedrais |
| object accusative | enedran2×ἐνέδραν | enedrain |
| direct address vocative | enedrar | enedrair |
| of, belonging to genitive | enedrau | enedraiu |
| to, for dative | enedra | enedrai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
enedra is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
enedran“ambush”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 23:16“ambush”Akouaratos de tos huios tau adelfau Paulou tan enedran paragineratos kai eisercharatos eis tan parembolan apangellata to Paulo.But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
Acts 25:3“ambush”aiterōtois charian kata autou hopōs metapempeteia auton eis Ierousalēm, enedran poiarōtois anairara auton kata tan hodan.to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.