σπήλαιον
spēlaion
“cave”
Definition
a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort
neuter of a presumed derivative of (a grotto);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
σπήλαιον appears 6 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
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