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Lexicon :: Strong's G4693 - spēlaion

Aa
σπήλαιον
Transliteration
spēlaion (Key)
Pronunciation
spay'-lah-yon
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of speos (a grotto)
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Strong’s Definitions

σπήλαιον spḗlaion, spay'-lah-yon; neuter of a presumed derivative of σπέος spéos (a grotto); a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort:—cave, den.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G4693 in the following manner: den (5x), cave (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G4693 in the following manner: den (5x), cave (1x).

  1. a cave, den

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σπήλαιον spḗlaion, spay'-lah-yon; neuter of a presumed derivative of σπέος spéos (a grotto); a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort:—cave, den.
STRONGS G4693:
σπήλαιον, σπηλαίου, τό (σπέος (cavern; cf. Curtius, § 111)), a cave (den): Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17; Luke 19:46; John 11:38; Hebrews 11:38; Revelation 6:15. (Plato, Plutarch, Lucian, Aelian, others; the Sept. for מְעָרָה.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
21:13
Mark
11:17
Luke
19:46
John
11:38
Hebrews
11:38
Revelation
6:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4693 matches the Greek σπήλαιον (spēlaion),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:13 - And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:17 - And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:46 - Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:38 - So Jesus, deeply troubled in heart, came to the place of the dead. It was a hole in the rock, and a stone was over the opening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:38 - Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - And the kings of the earth, and the rulers, and the chief captains, and the men of wealth, and the strong, and every servant and free man, took cover in the holes and the rocks of the mountains;
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