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Lexicon :: Strong's G4693 - spēlaion

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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:38

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 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;
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