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Lexicon :: Strong's G1917 - epiboulē

Aa
ἐπιβουλή
Transliteration
epiboulē (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-boo-lay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed compound of ἐπί (G1909) and βούλομαι (G1014)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιβουλή epiboulḗ, ep-ee-boo-lay'; from a presumed compound of G1909 and G1014; a plan against someone, i.e. a plot:—laying (lying) in wait.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G1917 in the following manner: lying in wait (1x), lay wait for (with G1096) (1x), lay wait (with G3195) (with G2071) (1x), - laying await (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G1917 in the following manner: lying in wait (1x), lay wait for (with G1096) (1x), lay wait (with G3195) (with G2071) (1x), - laying await (1x).

  1. a plan formed against one, a plot

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιβουλή epiboulḗ, ep-ee-boo-lay'; from a presumed compound of G1909 and G1014; a plan against someone, i.e. a plot:—laying (lying) in wait.
STRONGS G1917:
ἐπιβουλή, ῆς, ἡ, a plan formed against one [cf. ἐπί, D. 7], a plot: Acts 9:24; γίνεταί τινι ἐπιβουλὴ ὑπό τινος, Acts 20:3; εἴς τινα, Acts 23:30; plural Acts 20:19. (From [Herodotus], Thucydides down.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
9:24; 20:3; 20:19; 23:30

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1917 matches the Greek ἐπιβουλή (epiboulē),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:24 - But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:3 - And when he had been there three months, because the Jews had made a secret design against him when he was about to take ship for Syria, he made a decision to go back through Macedonia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:19 - Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:30 - And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you.
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