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G1749 · Greek · New Testament
ἔνεδρον
enedron
Noun, neuter
ambush, a lying in wait

Definition

Enedron (ἔνεδρον) is the noun form meaning an ambush or a place of lurking — where enemies wait in concealment to attack. It appears in Acts 23:16 describing the Jewish plot against Paul ('heard of their lying in wait [enedron]') and Acts 25:3 where the high priests and chief men asked Festus to transfer Paul to Jerusalem, 'laying an ambush [enedron] to kill him on the way.' The word is purely military in background — the ambush as tactical deception.

Usage & Theological Significance

The two uses of enedron in Acts bracket Paul's Roman custody period. The first plot (Acts 23) was foiled by Paul's nephew; the second (Acts 25) was circumvented by Paul's appeal to Caesar. In both cases, human conspiracies designed to ambush God's apostle were defeated by God's sovereign management of events — a nephew's overheard conversation, a Roman governor's procedural caution. The enedron plots against Paul fulfilled Jesus's prediction that his disciples would be handed over to councils and stand before governors (Matthew 10:17-18) — and be preserved through it.

Key Bible Verses

Acts 23:16 Paul's nephew heard about the lying in wait [enedron] and went to the barracks and told Paul.
Acts 25:3 They requested as a favor that Festus transfer Paul to Jerusalem — an ambush [enedron] to kill him on the way.
Acts 23:23 Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, 'Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers.'
Psalm 64:4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.
Romans 8:31 If God is for us, who can be against us?

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