G4693 σπήλαιον
Strong's Greek Concordance · 6 KJV occurrences
σπήλαιον
spḗlaion
Definition
a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort
KJV Renderings
cave, den
Derivation / Etymology
neuter of a presumed derivative of (a grotto);
KJV Verses (6)
- Matthew 21:13And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
- Mark 11:17And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
- Luke 19:46Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
- John 11:38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
- Hebrews 11:38(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
- Revelation 6:15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;