ΠΗΛΑΙΟ, πηλαιο
PĒLAIO, pēlaio
Sounds Like: spee-LAH-ee-on
Translations: cave, a cave, den, a den
From the root: ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a natural hollow space in the side of a hill or cliff, or underground. It is commonly used to describe a dwelling place or a hiding place. In some contexts, it can also refer to a 'den' for animals or a place of refuge.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4693 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΗΛΑΙ‾Ο‾ — cave, a cave, den, a den
- ΣΠΗΛΑΙΑ — caves, a cave
- ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΙΣ — caves, in caves, to caves
- ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΝ — cave, a cave, den, a den
- ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΥ — of a cave, of the cave, a cave, the cave
- ΣΠΗΛΑΙΩ — (to) a cave, (to) the cave
- ΣΠΗΛΑΙΩΝ — of caves, of dens
- ΣΠΗΛΑΙ‾Ο‾ — cave, a cave, den, a den
- ΣΠΗΛΕΑ — caves, dens
- ΣΠΗΛΕΟ — cave, a cave, den, a den
- ΣΠΗΛΕΟΙΣ — to caves, in caves
- ΣΠΗΛΕΟΝ — cave, a cave, den, a den
- ΣΠΗΛΕΩ — cave, a cave, den, a den
- ΤΑΣΠΗΛΑΙΑ — caves, the caves
- ΤΟΙΣΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΙΣ — to caves, in caves, for caves
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