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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 BoxMat 21:13 - وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «مَكْتُوبٌ: إِنَّ بَيْتِي بَيْتاً لِلصَّلاةِ يُدْعَى. أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَجَعَلْتُمُوهُ مَغَارَةَ لُصُوصٍ!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:17 - وَعَلَّمَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «أَمَا كُتِبَ: إِنَّ بَيْتِي بَيْتاً لِلصَّلاةِ يُدْعَى عِنْدَ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ؟ أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُوهُ مَغَارَةَ لُصُوصٍ!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:46 - قَائِلاً لَهُمْ: «قَدْ كُتِبَ: إِنَّ بَيْتِي هُوَ بَيْتٌ لِلصَّلاةِ. أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ، فَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُوهُ مَغَارَةَ لُصُوصٍ!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:38 - فَفَاضَ قَلْبُ يَسُوعَ بِالأَسَى الشَّدِيدِ مَرَّةً ثَانِيَةً. ثُمَّ اقْتَرَبَ إِلَى الْقَبْرِ، وَكَانَ كَهْفاً عَلَى بَابِهِ حَجَرٌ كَبِيرٌ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:38 - وَلَمْ يَكُنِ الْعَالَمُ يَسْتَحِقُّهُمْ، تَائِهِينَ فِي الْبَرَارِي وَالْجِبَالِ وَالْمَغَاوِرِ وَالْكُهُوفِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - وَمُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ وَالْعُظَمَاءُ وَالْقُوَّادُ وَالأَغْنِيَاءُ وَالأَقْوِيَاءُ وَالْعَبِيدُ وَالأَحْرَارُ كُلُّهُمُ اخْتَبَأُوا فِي الْمَغَاوِرِ وَصُخُورِ الْجِبَالِ،
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