ἐπιβουλή

epiboulēplotHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine4 occurrences1 book4 verses

Definition

ἐπι-βουλή, -ῆς, ἡ

[in LXX: Esther 2:22, I Esther 5:73, 2Ma.5.7, al. ;]

a plan against, a plot: Acts 9:24; 20:3, 19; 23:30.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Acts 9:24ἐπιβουλὴ · plot
    …but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
  2. Acts 20:3ἐπιβουλῆς · a plot
    …where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
  3. Acts 20:19ἐπιβουλαῖς · plots
    I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
  4. Acts 23:30ἐπιβουλῆς · a plot
    When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.