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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot.

2. (n.) A concurrence or general tendency, as of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement.

3. (n.) An agreement, manifesting itself in words or deeds, by which two or more persons confederate to do an unlawful act, or to use unlawful to do an act which is lawful; confederacy.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CONSPIRACY

kon-spir'-a-si.

See CONFEDERACY.

Greek

4945. sunomosia -- a swearing together, ie a conspiracy
... a swearing together, ie a conspiracy. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
sunomosia Phonetic Spelling: (soon-o-mos-ee'-ah) Short Definition: a ...
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1999. episustasis -- conspiracy
... conspiracy. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: episustasis Phonetic
Spelling: (ep-ee-soo'-stas-is) Short Definition: a gathering, concourse, tumult ...
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4963. sustrophe -- a twisting together, hence a concourse or ...
... a twisting together, hence a concourse or conspiracy. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: sustrophe Phonetic Spelling: (soos-trof-ay') Short ...
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4160. poieo -- to make, do
... 170), does (16), does...do (1), doing (38), done (43), establishing (1), execute
(4), exercises (1), expose* (1), formed (1), formed a conspiracy (1), forms (1 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7195. qesher -- conspiracy
... 7194, 7195. qesher. 7196 . conspiracy. Transliteration: qesher Phonetic
Spelling: (keh'-sher) Short Definition: conspiracy. Word ...
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7407. rokes -- perhaps conspiracy
... 7406, 7407. rokes. 7408 . perhaps conspiracy. Transliteration: rokes
Phonetic Spelling: (ro'-kes) Short Definition: conspiracies. ...
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7194. qashar -- to bind, league together, conspire
... stronger (2), tie (2), tied (2). bind up, make a conspiracy join together,
knit, stronger, work treason. A primitive root: to tie ...
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Library

The Conspiracy
... CHAPTER XXXI THE CONSPIRACY. One morning early in March Seti stood beside
the parapet on the palace of the king in Tanis. His eyes ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxxi the conspiracy.htm

How Licinius Attempted a Conspiracy against Constantine.
... The Life of the blessed emperor constantine, by eusebius pamphilus. Book I. Chapter
L."How Licinius attempted a Conspiracy against Constantine. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter l how licinius attempted a.htm

How Friendships Entered Upon by Conspiracy Cannot be Lasting Ones.
... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XXVIII. How friendships entered
upon by conspiracy cannot be lasting ones. This too has ...
/.../the conferences of john cassian/chapter xxviii how friendships entered.htm

The Crime of Conspiracy or Banding Together is Utterly Prohibited ...
... Canon XVIII. The crime of conspiracy or banding together is utterly
prohibited even by the secular law� The crime of conspiracy ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xviii the crime of.htm

The Conspiracy against Jesus.
... THREE LESSONS TO THE DISCIPLES. THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST JESUS. And it came
to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words, he said ...
//christianbookshelf.org/barton/his life/the conspiracy against jesus.htm

How Ten Men of the Citizens [Of Jerusalem] Made a Conspiracy ...
... CHAPTER 8. How Ten Men Of The Citizens [Of Jerusalem] Made A Conspiracy Against
Herod, For The Foreign Practices He Had Introduced, Which Was A Transgression ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 8 how ten men.htm

Death of Maximin, who had Attempted a Conspiracy, and of Others ...
... Book I. Chapter XLVII."Death of Maximin, who had attempted a Conspiracy, and
of Others whom Constantine detected by Divine Revelation. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xlvii death of maximin who.htm

The Life of Mr. William Row.
... He was one of those ministers who refused to give public thanks for the king's
deliverance from his danger in Gowrie's conspiracy, until the truth of that ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr william.htm

On Genesis.
... Hipp. This he says regarding the conspiracy into which they were to enter against
the Lord. And that he means this conspiracy, is evident to us. ...
/.../hippolytus/the extant works and fragments of hippolytus/on genesis.htm

Paul Before Felix.
... banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither
eat nor drink, till they had killed Paul." Such a conspiracy must excite ...
/.../dick/lectures on the acts of the apostles/lecture xxvii paul before felix.htm

Thesaurus

Conspiracy (17 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CONSPIRACY. kon-spir'-a-si. See CONFEDERACY.
Multi-Version Concordance Conspiracy (17 Occurrences). ...
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Dais (3 Occurrences)
... And Athaliah rent her garments and cried, Conspiracy! Conspiracy! (DBY). ... And Athaliah
rent her garments, and said, Conspiracy! Conspiracy! (DBY). ...
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Rendeth (23 Occurrences)
... are' by the king, and all the people of the land are rejoicing, and blowing with
trumpets, and Athaliah rendeth her garments, and calleth, 'Conspiracy! ...
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Conspired (32 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 12:20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash
at Beth-millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla. (See NIV). ...
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Plot (53 Occurrences)
... design, or plan, of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some
purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an intrigue ...
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Rejoicing (90 Occurrences)
... are' by the king, and all the people of the land are rejoicing, and blowing with
trumpets, and Athaliah rendeth her garments, and calleth, 'Conspiracy! ...
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Korah (51 Occurrences)
... Abiram. Two hundred and fifty princes, "men of renown" ie, well-known men
from among the other tribes, joined this conspiracy. The ...
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Formed (91 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Acts 23:12 Now, when daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and
solemnly swore not to eat or drink till they had killed Paul. (WEY NAS NIV). ...
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Terrorized (2 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Isaiah 8:12 "Don't say,'A conspiracy!' concerning all about which this
people say,'A conspiracy!' neither fear their threats, nor be terrorized. ...
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Threats (14 Occurrences)
... (WEB). Isaiah 8:12 "Don't say,'A conspiracy!' concerning all about which this people
say,'A conspiracy!' neither fear their threats, nor be terrorized. (WEB). ...
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Bible Concordance

Conspiracy (17 Occurrences)

Acts 23:12 Now, when daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and solemnly swore not to eat or drink till they had killed Paul.
(WEY NAS NIV)

Acts 23:13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV)

2 Samuel 15:12 Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. The conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 16:20 And the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his conspiracy which he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
(DBY YLT NAS RSV)

2 Kings 11:14 And she looked, and behold, the king stood on the dais, according to the custom, and the princes and the trumpeters were by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets. And Athaliah rent her garments and cried, Conspiracy! Conspiracy!
(DBY YLT)

2 Kings 12:20 His servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and struck Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Kings 14:19 They made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and killed him there.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

2 Kings 15:15 Now the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 15:30 Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck him, and killed him, and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Kings 17:4 The king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

2 Chronicles 23:13 And she looked, and behold, the king stood on his dais at the entrance, and the princes and the trumpets were by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets; and the singers were there with the instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. And Athaliah rent her garments, and said, Conspiracy! Conspiracy!
(DBY YLT)

2 Chronicles 25:27 Now from the time that Amaziah did turn away from following Yahweh they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and killed him there.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Psalms 64:2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;
(WEB NIV)

Isaiah 8:12 "Don't say,'A conspiracy!' concerning all about which this people say,'A conspiracy!' neither fear their threats, nor be terrorized.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 11:9 Yahweh said to me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Ezekiel 22:25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in its midst, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in its midst.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Amos 7:10 And Amaziah priest of Beth-El sendeth unto Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, 'Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words,
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Conspiracy

Conspiracy of Absalom

Conspiracy of Baasha

Conspiracy of Jehoiada

Conspiracy of Jehu

Conspiracy of Jeroboam

Conspiracy of Jezebel, Against Naboth

Conspiracy of Servants, Against Joash

Conspiracy of Zimri

Conspiracy: Abimelech Against Gideon's Sons

Conspiracy: Abner, Against Ish-Bosheth