ΕΦΕΔΡΕΥ, εφεδρευ
EPHEDREU, ephedreu
Sounds Like: eh-feh-DREH-oo
Translations: to lie in wait, to lie in ambush, to watch, to observe, to be on the watch
From the root: ΕΦΕΔΡΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of lying in wait or being in ambush, often with hostile intent, or simply being on the watch for something. It implies a hidden or concealed position from which one observes or prepares to act. It can also mean to be a reserve or to be ready to assist.
Inflection: First person singular, Present, Active, Indicative (unlikely, as the ending -ευ is not standard for this form); or, more likely, an imperative form or a misspelling/variant of ΕΦΕΔΡΕΥΩ. Given the ending, it might also be a rare or poetic form, or a textual variant. It could also be a command form, like an Aorist Active Imperative, but the ending doesn't perfectly match common paradigms. It is most likely a variant or misspelling of the root verb.
Strong’s number: G2185 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΦΕΔΡΕΥΩ.
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.
- ἘΦΕΔΡΕΥΕΙΝ — to lie in wait, to ambush, to plot against, to watch for
- ἘΦΕΔΡΕΥΟΝΤΑ — lying in wait, ambushing, watching, observing, a watcher, an observer
- ἘΦΕΔΡΕΥΟΝΤΑΣ — lying in wait, ambushing, plotting, those lying in wait, those ambushing, those plotting
- ΕΦΕΔΡΕΥΩ — to lie in wait, to ambush, to plot against, to watch for
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