ἘΓΚΑΘΕΤΟΥΣ, ἐγκαθετους
EGKATHETOUS, egkathetous
Sounds Like: eng-KAH-theh-toos
Translations: lying in wait, a spy, an informer, an ambush
From the root: ΕΓΚΑΘΕΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who is placed in a position to lie in wait, to spy, or to act as an informer. It implies a hidden or deceptive purpose, often with hostile intent. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'ἐν' (en, meaning 'in' or 'among') and 'καθίημι' (kathiēmi, meaning 'to send down' or 'to let down').
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1457 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 2:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΚΑΘΕΤΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΓΚΑΘΕΤΟΙ — lying in wait, suborned, a spy, an ambush, an agent, a plant
- ἘΝΚΑΘΕΤΟΥΣ — lying in wait, lying in ambush, suborned, hired, a spy, an informer
- ΕΓΚΑΘΕΤΟΙ — lying in wait, suborned, hired, an ambusher, a spy
- ΕΓΚΑΘΕΤΟΥΣ — lying in wait, lying in ambush, suborned, hired, spies, secret agents
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