ΕΦΕΔΡΕΥΩ, εφεδρευω
EPHEDREUŌ, ephedreuō
Sounds Like: eh-feh-DREH-oo-oh
Translations: to lie in wait, to ambush, to plot against, to watch for
From the root: ΕΦΕΔΡΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the act of waiting in concealment, often with hostile intent, to surprise or attack someone. It implies a deliberate and often malicious observation or planning against another. It can also mean to be on the lookout or to watch carefully for an opportunity.
Inflection: First Person Singular, Present Indicative, Active Voice
Strong’s number: G2183 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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
- ΕΦΕΔΡΕΥ — to lie in wait, to lie in ambush, to watch, to observe, to be on the watch
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