Bible Encyclopedia: Stratagem

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Greek

3803. pagis -- a trap, snare
... Phonetic Spelling: (pag-ece') Short Definition: a snare, trap Definition: a snare,
trap (especially for catching birds) hence, met: stratagem, device, wile. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6193. orem -- craftiness
... Word Origin from arom Definition craftiness NASB Word Usage shrewdness (1). craftiness.
From aram; a stratagem -- craftiness. see HEBREW aram. 6192, 6193. ...
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Library

And by this Stratagem it was that I Gradually Got all the Senate ...
... Section 34. And by this stratagem it was that I gradually got all the senate
of� 34. And by this stratagem it was that I gradually ...
/.../josephus/the life of flavius josephus/section 34 and by this.htm

Concerning a Stratagem that was Devised by the Jews, by which they ...
... CHAPTER 3. Concerning A Stratagem That Was Devised By The Jews, By Which They Burnt
Many Of The Romans; With Another Description Of The Terrible Famine That ...
/.../chapter 3 concerning a stratagem.htm

A Stratagem.
... Book X. Chapter LV."A Stratagem. "And when we saw no way of getting out of
the difficulty, there came Cornelius the centurion, being ...
/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter lv a stratagem.htm

But Then the Arians, Seeing that Stratagem did not Succeed...
... But then the Arians, seeing that stratagem did not succeed� But then the Arians,
seeing that stratagem did not succeed, determined to proceed by force. ...
/.../life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xxxviii but then the.htm

The Disturbance which the Greeks and Christians had About Attalus. ...
... The Courageous Saros; Alaric, by a Stratagem, obtains Possession of Rome,
and protected the Sacred Asylum of the Apostle Peter. ...
/.../chapter ix the disturbance which the.htm

Archelaus Procures a Reconciliation Between Alexander Pheroras ...
... Judea, as being affrighted for his son-in-law and his daughter; and he came as a
proper assistant, and in a very prudent manner, and by a stratagem he obliged ...
/.../chapter 25 archelaus procures a.htm

Croesus.
... Candaules is assassinated."Gyges succeeds."The Lydian power extended."The wars of
Alyattes."Destruction of Minerva's temple."Stratagem of Thrasybulus ...
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How the Sedition was Again Revived Within Jerusalem and yet the ...
... called the Serpent's Pool. 3. Now at this very time the Jews contrived the
following stratagem against the Romans. The bolder sort of ...
/.../chapter 3 how the sedition.htm

Counsels and Reminiscences of Soeur Therese, the Little Flower of ...
... The great Saints won it by their works; I wish to be like the thieves and to win
it by stratagem"a stratagem of love which will open its gates both to me and ...
/.../therese/story of a soul/counsels and reminiscences of soeur.htm

Letter xvi. --Fear of Singularity.
... not fail to make use of his ordinary tactics, and if he cannot prevent these gifts
of God, he sets to work to spoil and corrupt them by every kind of stratagem ...
/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/letter xvi fear of singularity.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; a deceptive device; a secret plot.

Thesaurus

Stratagem (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Stratagem (2 Occurrences). Matthew 26:4 and consulted
how to get Jesus into their power by stratagem and put Him to death. (WEY). ...
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Plot (53 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a complicated nature,
adapted to the accomplishment of some purpose, usually a treacherous and ...
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Capture (53 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power
or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal. ...
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Trap (35 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) Fig.: A snare; an ambush; a stratagem; any device by which one may be caught
unawares. ... 13. (vt) Fig.: To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap. 14. ...
/t/trap.htm - 19k

Policy (3 Occurrences)
... based on temporal or material interest, rather than on principles of equity or honor;
hence, worldly wisdom; dexterity of management; cunning; stratagem. ...
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Ambush (39 Occurrences)
... am'-boosh ('arabh, "to set an ambush"; ma'arabh, "an ambush"): A military stratagem
in which a body of men are placed in concealment to surprise an enemy ...
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Straps (10 Occurrences)

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Net (91 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.
2. (vt) To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile. ...
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Jehu (63 Occurrences)
... By a cunning stratagem he cut off all the worshippers of Baal found in Samaria
(2 Kings 10:19-25), and destroyed the temple of the idol (2 Kings 10:27). ...
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Low (216 Occurrences)
... lower classes. 19. (superl.) Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person
of low mind; a low trick or stratagem. 20. (superl.) Not ...
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Bible Concordance

Stratagem (2 Occurrences)

Matthew 26:4 and consulted how to get Jesus into their power by stratagem and put Him to death.
(WEY)

Mark 14:1 It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread, and the High Priests and Scribes were bent on finding how to seize Him by stratagem and put Him to death.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Stratagem

Related Terms

Plot (53 Occurrences)

Capture (53 Occurrences)

Trap (35 Occurrences)

Policy (3 Occurrences)

Ambush (39 Occurrences)

Straps (10 Occurrences)

Net (91 Occurrences)

Jehu (63 Occurrences)

Low (216 Occurrences)