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ἐπιβουλή

Lemmaἐπιβουλή
Citation formἐπιβουλή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa plot, design against
Strong’sG1917
Transliterationepiboulḗ
Definitiona plan against someone, i.e. a plot
KJV glosses:--laying (lying) in wait.
Derivationfrom a presumed compound of and
SBLGNT occurrences4

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐπιβουλαῖς
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Acts 20:19
ἐπιβουλὴ
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Acts 9:24
ἐπιβουλῆς
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 20:3
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 23:30

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: επιβουλη.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for ἐπιβουλή with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.