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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4693 - σπήλαιον

Transliteration

spḗlaion

Phonetics

spay'-lah-yon

Origin

from a presumed derivative of speos (a grotto)

Parts of Speech

neuter noun

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a cave, den

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4631 ‑ מְעָרָה (meh‑aw‑raw'); 5341 ‑ נָצַר (naw‑tsar'); 5595 ‑ סָפָה (saw‑faw');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (6)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

John 1

Hebrews 1

Revelation 1

BSB (6)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

John 1

Hebrews 1

Revelation 1

CSB (6)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

John 1

Hebrews 1

Revelation 1

ESV (5)

Mark 1

Luke 1

John 1

Hebrews 1

Revelation 1

KJV (6)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

John 1

Hebrews 1

Revelation 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (6)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

John 1

Hebrews 1

Revelation 1

N95 (6)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

John 1

Hebrews 1

Revelation 1

NAS (6)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

John 1

Hebrews 1

Revelation 1

NLT (6)

Matthew 2

Mark 2

Luke 2

John 2

Hebrews 3

Revelation 1

WEB (6)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

John 1

Hebrews 1

Revelation 1

YLT (6)

Matthew 1

Mark 1

Luke 1

John 1

Hebrews 1

Revelation 1

ASV (6)

a cave 1

a den 3

caves 1

the caves 1

BSB (6)

a cave 1

a den 3

caves 2

CSB (6)

cave 1

caves 1

den 3

the caves 1

ESV (5)

cave 1

caves 1

den 2

dens 1

KJV (6)

cave 1

den 3

dens 2

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (6)

cave 1

caves 2

den 3

N95 (6)

cave 1

caves 2

den 3

NAS (6)

cave 1

caves 2

den 3

NLT (6)

cave 1

caves 2

den 3

WEB (6)

a cave 1

a den 2

caves 1

the caves 1

YLT (6)

[in] caves 1

a cave 1

a den 3

dens 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-DPN 1

N-NSN 1

ANT

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-DPN 1

N-NSN 1

BEZ

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-DPN 1

N-NSN 1

BGB

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-DPN 1

N-NSN 1

BMT

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-DPN 1

N-NSN 1

BYZ

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-DPN 1

N-NSN 1

ELZ

CONJ 1

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-NSN 1

NA26

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-DPN 1

N-NSN 1

SBL

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-DPN 1

N-NSN 1

SCV

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-DPN 1

N-NSN 1

STV

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-DPN 1

N-NSN 1

TIS

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-DPN 1

N-NSN 1

N-APN 1

N-ASN 3

N-DPN 1

N-NSN 1

TRG

CONJ 1

N-APN 1

N-NSN 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

σπήλαιον, τό,

grotto, cavern, Pl. R. 514a, 515a, 539e, Moschio Trag. 6.5, Satyr. Vit.Eur.Fr. 39 ix 6, Revelation 6:15, etc.; ς. λῃστῶν den of robbers, LXX Jeremiah 7:11, Ev.Matthew 21:13; of a grave, Supp.Epigr. 7.160 (Palmyra, i A.D. ), 166 (ibid., ii A.D. ), Ev.John 11:38 .

2. privy parts, LXX Habakkuk 2:15 (pl.).

3. place behind the scenes in a theatre, Poll. 4.124 .

Thayer's Expanded Definition

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.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

σπήλαιον , -ου , τό ,

[in LXX chiefly for H4631;]

a cave, cavern: John 11:38, Hebrews 11:38, Hebrews 6:15; σ . (EV, den) λῃστῶν (John 7:11), Matthew 21:13, Mark 11:17, Luke 19:46.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

In the difficult passage 1 Corinthians 2:13 AV and RV follow the late usage of συνκρίνω = παραβάλλω (cf. Lob. Phryn. p. 278 f.) and translate ";compare"; (so also Field Notes, p. 168), but Lightfoot (Notes, p. 180 f.) prefers the meaning ";combine"; (cf. RV marg.) and cites Theod. Mops, ad l. : διὰ τῶν τοῦ πνεύματος ἀποδείξεων τὴν τοῦ πνεύματος διδασκαλίαν πιστούμεθα. Others take the verb as = ";interpret,"; in keeping with its application in the LXX to the interpretation of dreams (Genesis 40:8; Genesis 40:22; Genesis 41:12, Daniel 5:7; cf. Polyb. xiv. 3. 7 συνέκρινε καὶ διηρεύνα τὰ λεγόμενα).

We can produce no clear evidence bearing on any of these renderings from our sources, where the prevailing sense of the word is ";decide,"; especially with reference to judicial decisions. A few exx. must suffice—P Lille I. I verso.27 (B.C. 259–8) ὕστερον δὲ ἐπισκοπούμενος τὸ περίχωμα συνέκρινεν (";a décidé";) τὰ χώματα ποῆσαι, P Meyer 1.4 (B.C. 144) περὶ τῶν α ]ὐτῶν συγκρ [ιθ ]έντων, P Fay 12.30 (c. B.C. 103) συνκρίνωσι πραθχῆναί ( l. πραχθῆναί) μοι. . . τῆς ἀδίκου ἀγωγῆς, ";give judgment that they shall perforce pay me for the illegal abduction"; (Edd.), P Ryl II. 65.16 (judicial sentence—B.C. 67?) συνεκρίναμεν, P Giss I. 61.14 (A.D. 119) τοῦ τυράννου συνκρίνα ̣ντ ̣[ος τὸν ] σωμ ̣α ̣τισμόν, and P Flor I. 56.7 (A.D. 234) συνέκρε ̣ι ̣ν ̣[α γραφῆ ]ναι καὶ πεμϕ ̣[θῆ ]ναι τῆς ἐντευ ̣ξ ̣εως ἀντίγρα (φον).

For σύνκριμα cf. P Amh II, 68.34 (late i/A.D.) τῶι κυ ̣ρ ̣ι ̣ω ̣ συνκ ̣ρ ̣[ί ]μ ̣ατ ̣ι, and for σύνκρισις cf. P Lond 359.3 (i/ii A.D.) (= II. p. 150).

List of Word Forms

σπηλαια σπήλαια σπηλαιοις σπηλαίοις σπηλαιον σπήλαιον σπηλαίου σπηλαίω σπιθα΄μης σπιθαμή σπιθαμής spelaia spēlaia spḗlaia spelaiois spelaíois spēlaiois spēlaíois spelaion spēlaion spḗlaion