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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 51 times in 44 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:30 -

Now Lot went up from Zoar with his two daughters and stayed in the [fn]mountains, because he was afraid to stay in Zoar; and he stayed in a cave, he and his two daughters.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:9 - that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he owns, which is at the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in [fn]your presence for [fn]a burial site.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:11 - “No, my lord, listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:17 -

So Ephron’s field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were [fn]within all the confines of its border, [fn]were deeded over

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:19 - After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field of Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:20 - So the field and the cave that was in it [fn]were deeded over to Abraham for [fn]a burial site by the sons of Heth.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:9 - Then his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, facing Mamre,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:10 - the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth; there Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:29 - Then he commanded them and said to them, “I am about to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:30 - in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is opposite Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a [fn]burial site.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:32 - the field and the cave that is in it, purchased from the sons of Heth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:13 - for his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah opposite Mamre, which Abraham had bought along with the field as a [fn]burial site from Ephron the Hittite.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:16 -

Now these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:17 - And it was told to Joshua, saying, “The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:18 - So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men by it to guard them,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:22 -

Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring these five kings out to me from the cave.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:23 - They did so, and brought these five kings out to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:27 - Then it came about at [fn]sunset that Joshua gave the command, and they took them down from the [fn]trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and put large stones over the mouth of the cave, to this very day.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:2 - The [fn]power of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens which were in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:8 - So he struck them [fn]ruthlessly with a great slaughter; and afterward he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:6 - When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were hard-pressed), then the people kept themselves hidden in caves, in crevices, in cliffs, in crypts, and in pits.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:1 -

So David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father’s household heard about it, they went down there to him.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:3 - And he came to the sheepfolds on the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to [fn]relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the inner recesses of the cave.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:8 -

Afterward, however, David got up and went out of the cave, and called after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:10 - “Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the LORD had handed you over to me today in the cave, and someone said to kill you, but [fn]I spared you; and I said, ‘I will not reach out with my hand against my lord, because he is the LORD’S anointed.’
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:13 -

Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David at harvest time to the cave of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines was camping in the Valley of Rephaim.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:4 - for when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water.)
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:13 - “Has it not been reported to my master what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, that I hid a hundred [fn]prophets of the LORD by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water?
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:9 -

Then he came there to a cave and spent the night there; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:13 - When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:15 -

Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines was camping in the Valley of Rephaim.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:1 -

For the music director; set to [fn]Al-tashheth. A [fn]Mikhtam of David, [fn]when he fled from Saul in the cave.

Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,

For my soul takes refuge in You;

And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge

Until destruction passes by.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:1 -

[fn]Maskil of David, when he was [fn]in the cave. A Prayer.

I cry out with my voice to the LORD;

With my voice I implore the LORD for compassion.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19 -

People will go into caves of the rocks

And into holes in the [fn]ground

Away from the terror of the LORD

And the splendor of His majesty,

When He arises to terrify the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:19 - They will all come and settle on the steep [fn]ravines, on the ledges of the cliffs, on all the thorn bushes, and on all the watering places.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:14 -

For the palace has been neglected, the [fn]populated city abandoned.

[fn]Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever,

A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16 -

He will dwell on the heights,

His refuge will be the [fn]impregnable rock;

His bread will be given him,

His water will be sure.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:4 -

Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places;

Who eat pig’s flesh,

And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:29 -

At the sound of the horseman and archer every city flees;

They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks;

Every city is abandoned,

And no one lives in them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:11 - “Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I Myself have seen it,” declares the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:9 -

“Is My inheritance like a speckled bird of prey to Me?

Are the birds of prey against her on every side?

Go, gather all the animals of the field,

Bring them to devour!

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:26 -

Come to her from the [fn]farthest border;

Open up her barns,

Pile her up like heaps of grain

And [fn]completely destroy her,

Let nothing be left to her.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:27 - “You shall say this to them: ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “As I live, those who are in the places of ruins certainly will fall by the sword, and whoever is in the [fn]open field I will give to the animals to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and in the caves will die of plague.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:15 -

“Woe to him who makes his neighbor drink;

[fn]To you who mix in your venom even to make your neighbors drunk,

So as to look at their genitalia!

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