σπήλαιονspḗlaion
a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort
Greek (New Testament) · G4693
Meanings
a cave, cavern: John 11:38, Hebrews 11:38, Hebrews 6:15; σ. (EV, den) λῃστῶν (Jeremiah 7:11), Matthew 21:13, Mark 11:17, Luke 19:46.
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 21:13 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves!”
- Mark 11:17 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”
- Luke 19:46 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”
- John 11:38 Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance.
- Hebrews 11:38 They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.
- Revelation 6:15 Then everyone—the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person—all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.