The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
σπήλαιον
| 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.
- 1Chr.11.15
- 1Kgs.18.13
- 1Kgs.18.4
- 1Kgs.19.13
- 1Kgs.19.9
- 1Sam.13.6
- 1Sam.22.1
- 1Sam.24.11
- 1Sam.24.4
- 1Sam.24.9
- 2Mac.10.6
- 2Mac.6.11
- 2Sam.23.13
- Ezek.33.27
- Gen.19.30
- Gen.23.11
- Gen.23.17
- Gen.23.19
- Gen.23.20
- Gen.23.9
- Gen.25.10
- Gen.25.9
- Gen.49.29
- Gen.49.30
- Gen.49.32
- Gen.50.13
- Hab.2.15
- Isa.2.19
- Isa.32.14
- Isa.33.16
- Isa.65.4
- Isa.7.19
- Jdt.16.23
- Jer.12.9
- Jer.27.26
- Jer.4.29
- Jer.7.11
- Josh.10.16
- Josh.10.17
- Josh.10.18
- Josh.10.22
- Josh.10.23
- Josh.10.27
- Judg.15.8
- Judg.6.2
- Ps.141.1
- Ps.56.1
Additional Greek lexicons
Compare the biblical entry for σπήλαιον with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.