King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4693
Transliteration: spēlaion
Phonetic Spelling: (spay'-lah-yon)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a cave
Meaning: a cave
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.)
Word Summary
spēlaion: a cave
Original Word: σπήλαιονTransliteration: spēlaion
Phonetic Spelling: (spay'-lah-yon)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a cave
Meaning: a cave
Strong's Concordance
cave, den. Neuter of a presumed derivative of speos (a grotto); a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort -- cave, den.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4693: σπήλαιονσπήλαιον, 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.)