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σπήλαιον

Lemmaσπήλαιον
Citation formσπήλαιον, ου, τό
Part of speechnoun
Glossa cave, den
Strong’sG4693
Transliterationspḗlaion
Definitiona cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort
KJV glosses:--cave, den.
Derivationneuter of a presumed derivative of (a grotto)
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