noun · feminine
epiboulas
Greekἐπιβουλή (epiboulē)
Strong’sG1917
a plot, design against
stem epiboul-4 times in the New Testament3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπι-βουλή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX: Es 2:22, I Es 5:73, II Mac 5:7, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1917 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | epiboulas1×ἐπιβουλὴ | epiboulais |
| object accusative | epiboulan | epiboulain |
| direct address vocative | epiboular | epiboulair |
| of, belonging to genitive | epiboulau2×ἐπιβουλῆς | epiboulaiu |
| to, for dative | epiboula | epiboulai1×ἐπιβουλαῖς |
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
epiboula 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
epiboulas“plot”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 9:24“plot”gnōskita de to Saulo tas epiboulas autoiu. paratērele de kai tain pulain hēmerau tē kai nuxau hopōs auton anairaleia;but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
epiboulau“plot”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 20:3“plot”poiaratos tē mēnoin treis; gineratau epiboulau auto hupo toiu Ioudaioiu mellarōto anagirō eis tan Surian gineta gnōmau teu hupostrefarō dia Makedoniau.where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
Acts 23:30“plot”mēnuiratau de mi epiboulau eis ton anēron eri exautēs pempama pros sin, parangellaratos kai toi katēgoroi legarō pros auton epi su.When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
epiboulai“plots”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 20:19“plots”douleuarōtos to kurio meta pantau tapeinofrosunau kai dakrueiu kai peirasmoiu toiu sumbainaratoiu mi en tai epiboulai toiu Ioudaioiu;I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.