enedreuo describes lying in wait with the aim of catching or killing someone.

The two occurrences show purposeful lying in wait against a target: in Luke 11:54, the waiting aims to catch something from a speaker's mouth, while in Acts 23:21 it accompanies a plot to kill him.

1. Lying in wait against a target · dominant

   In Luke 11:54, the present active participle describes those who wait in order to catch something from his mouth; the APB renders the clause “They lay in wait to catch something from his mouth.” In Acts 23:21, the present active indicative describes more than forty men waiting as part of their sworn plan to kill him; the APB renders them as “lying in ambush.”

   Luke 11:54Acts 23:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “lay in wait” in Luke 11:54 and “lying in ambush” in Acts 23:21. These phrases confirm the clauses' overall portrayal rather than establish separate meanings.