Definition

an ambuscade, i.e. (figuratively) murderous purpose

Etymology

feminine from G1722 (ἐν) and the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος);

Word family

• ἐν en
• ἑδραῖος hedraîos

How the KJV renders it

• lay wait

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.