epiboule denotes a hostile scheme directed against someone, including plans linked with surveillance, accusation, or danger.

Across the supplied verses, the term denotes a hostile scheme directed against a person: it is associated with trials in Acts 20:19, a change of travel plans in Acts 20:3, a disclosed threat in Acts 23:30, and watch kept at gates with intent to kill in Acts 9:24.

1. Hostile scheme directed against a person · dominant

   The noun occurs in contexts where a person faces an adverse plan. In Acts 20:19 the APB renders trials occurring through “the plots of the Jews”; in Acts 20:3 it renders a scheme against a traveler that prompts a return through Macedonia; in Acts 23:30 it presents a disclosed threat against a man; and in Acts 9:24 it links the known scheme with watching the gates “in order to kill him.”

   Acts 20:19Acts 20:3Acts 23:30Acts 9:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “plots” in Acts 20:19 and “plot” in Acts 20:3, Acts 23:30, and Acts 9:24. These renderings confirm the verses' hostile-plan context rather than isolate every nuance of the Greek term.