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GreekG4696Noun (Masculine)

σπίλος

spilos

2Occurrences
G4696Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a stain or blemish, i.e. (figuratively) defect, disgrace

of uncertain derivation;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a rock, cliff (Arist.).
2.In late writers = Att. *κηλίς *(see Rutherford, NPhr., 87 f.), a spot, stain; metaphorically
(a)of moral blemish

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

σπίλος appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Peter
1
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

2 Peter 2:13BSB

The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness.They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.

Ephesians 5:27BSB

and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

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