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σπήλαιον

Lexicon Index Written Scriptures

Lemma	σπήλαιον
Citation form	σπήλαιον, ου, τό
Part of speech	noun
Gloss	a cave, den
Strong’s	G4693
Transliteration	spḗlaion
Definition	a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort
KJV glosses	:--cave, den.
Derivation	neuter of a presumed derivative of (a grotto)
SBLGNT occurrences	6

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
σπήλαια	noun, accusative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----APN-) — Revelation 6:15
σπηλαίοις	noun, dative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----DPN-) — Hebrews 11:38
σπήλαιον	noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Matthew 21:13 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Mark 11:17 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Luke 19:46 noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — John 11:38

Morphology

noun; MorphGNT ----APN-
noun; MorphGNT ----ASN-
noun; MorphGNT ----DPN-
noun; MorphGNT ----NSN-

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σπηλαιον.