ἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΗ, ἐπιβουλη
EPIBOULĒ, epiboulē
Sounds Like: ep-ee-boo-LEE
Translations: plot, a plot, conspiracy, a conspiracy, treachery, a treachery, ambush, an ambush
From the root: ἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a deliberate plan or scheme, often with malicious intent. It can describe a conspiracy, a plot, or an act of treachery. It is typically used to denote a hidden or secret design aimed at harming someone or achieving a goal through deceitful means.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1917 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezra (Alpha) — 8:22
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 9:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΗ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΑΙ — plots, conspiracies, schemes, treacheries
- ἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΑΙΣ — (to) plots, (to) schemes, (to) conspiracies, (to) treacheries, (to) ambushes
- ΤΗΝἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΗΝ — the plot, a plot, the conspiracy, a conspiracy, the treachery, treachery, the ambush, an ambush
- ΤΗΣἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΗΣ — of the plot, of the conspiracy, of the treachery, of the design
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