Lexicon :: Strong's G4693 - spēlaion

σπήλαιον

Transliteration

spēlaion (Key)

Pronunciation

spay'-lah-yon

Part of Speech

neuter noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From a presumed derivative of speos (a grotto)

Greek Inflections of σπήλαιον [?]

mGNT
6x in 3 unique form(s) TR
6x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
51x in 5 unique form(s)

σπήλαια — 1x

σπηλαίοις — 1x

σπήλαιον — 4x

σπήλαια — 1x

σπηλαίοις — 1x

σπήλαιον — 4x

σπήλαια — 5x

σπηλαίοις — 4x

σπήλαιον — 24x

σπηλαίου — 6x

σπηλαίῳ — 12x

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Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

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

View OT results in the LXX Greek concordance

View NT results in the MGNT Greek concordance

Mat 21:13

Mat 21:13 - And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den^G4693 of thieves.

Mar 11:17

Mar 11:17 - And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den^G4693 of thieves.

Luk 19:46

Luk 19:46 - Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den^G4693 of thieves.

Jhn 11:38

Jhn 11:38 - Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave,^G4693 and a stone lay upon it.

Heb 11:38

Heb 11:38 - (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens^G4693 and caves of the earth.

Rev 6:15

Rev 6:15 - And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens^G4693 and in the rocks of the mountains;