Acts 23:16:9Acts.23.16.W9TAB
ἐνέδραν
enedran
“ambush”
- Transliteration
- e-NE-dran
- Extended
- eh-NEH-drahn
- IPA
- /eˈne.dran/
Meaning by language
- English
- ambush
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-NE-dran
- sentence
a-KOU-sas de ho hy-OS tês a-del-PHÊS PAU-lou tên e-NE-dran pa-ra-ge-NO-me-nos kai ei-sel-THÔN eis tên pa-rem-bo-LÊN a-PÊNG-gei-len tôi PAU-lôi
Exegesis
The direct object tēn enedran {τὴν ἐνέδραν | tèn enédran} ‘the ambush, the plot’ is placed before the following participles, briefly foregrounding the danger as the content of what he heard.
Root and etymology
enedreuōenedreúō
“to lie in wait”
In context — Acts 23:16
But when the son of Paul's sister heard of the ambush , having arrived and having entered into the barracks, he reported it to Paul.
About this coordinate
Acts 23:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 23:16, so the Greek word ἐνέδραν (enedran) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.23.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.16.W9.S1) and character.