Strong’s definition
a plan against someone, i.e. a plot
KJV gloss list in the source
laying (lying) in wait
Derivation recorded by Strong
from a presumed compound of G1909 (ἐπί) and G1014 (βούλομαι);
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Contextual morphology & manuscript evidence
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