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ἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΑΣ, ἐπιβουλας

EPIBOULAS, epiboulas

Sounds Like: eh-pee-BOO-las

Translations: of a plot, of a conspiracy, of a design, of a scheme, plots, conspiracies, designs, schemes

From the root: ΕΠΙΒΟΥΛΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a plot, conspiracy, or treacherous design, often with malicious intent. It describes a secret plan or scheme, typically to achieve an evil or unlawful end. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'ἐπί' (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'against', and 'βουλή' (boulē), meaning 'counsel' or 'plan'.

Inflection: Feminine, Genitive Singular or Accusative Plural

Strong’s number: G1917 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΒΟΥΛΗ.

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.

  • ἘΠΙΒΟΥ — plot, a plot, conspiracy, a conspiracy, scheme, a scheme, ambush, an ambush
  • ἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΗΝ — plot, a plot, conspiracy, a conspiracy, ambush, an ambush, treachery, a treachery
  • ἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΗΣ — of a plot, of a conspiracy, of a design, of a scheme, of an ambush
  • ΕΠΙΒΟΥΛ — plot, conspiracy, ambush, treachery, design, scheme
  • ΕΠΙΒΟΥΛΑΙΣ — plots, schemes, conspiracies, ambushes, designs, stratagems
  • ΕΠΙΒΟΥΛΗ — plot, conspiracy, ambush, treachery, a plot, a conspiracy
  • ΕΠΙΒΟΥΛΗΣ — of plotting, of conspiracy, of treachery, of ambush, of a plot, of a conspiracy, of treachery, of an ambush

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