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ἐνεδρεύω

ἐνεδρεύω, to lie in wait for

ἐνεδρ-εύω, impf. ἐνήδρευον X. Cyr. 1.6.39: fut. ἐνεδρεύσω Plu. Ant. 63: aor. ἐνήδρευσα Th. 4.67, X. An. 4.1.22, etc.:— Med., fut. -σομαι (in pass. sense) Id. HG 7.2.18:—Pass., aor. ἐνηδρεύθην D. 28.2: pf. ἐνήδρευμαι Luc. Cal. 23: (ἐνέδρα):—
  • lie in wait for, lay snares for, τινά D. 40.10, Men. Kol. 44: Pass., to be caught in an ambush, to be ensnared, of animals, X. Mem. 2.1.5; μέλιτι Porph. Antr. 16; of persons to whom poison has been given, Phylarch. 10 J.: metaph., ὑπὸ νόμων τοὺς πολίτας ἐνεδρεύεσθαι Lys. 1.49; εἰ . . μὴ τῷ χρόνῳ ἐνηδρεύθημεν if we had not been deceived by time, D. 28.2.
      • 2 abs., lay or set an ambush, ἐς τὸ Ἐνυάλιον Th. 4.67, cf. X. An. 1.6.2, 4.1.22, etc.
    • II place in ambush, πεζούς App. BC 2.76, v.l. in J. AJ 5.8.11:—Med., abs., set an ambush, X. HG 4.4.15:—Pass., metaph., οἱ ἐνηδρευμένοι τῇ δημηγορίᾳ λόγοι Hld. 10.17.
    • III hinder, obstruct, τινάς POxy. 1773.33 (iii A.D.); διάπρασιν PGiss. 105.24 (v A.D.):— Pass., PAmh. 2.143.9 (iv A.D.).

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