ΠΗΛΑΙ‾Ο‾, πηλαι‾ο‾
PĒLAI‾O‾, pēlai‾o‾
Sounds Like: spee-LAI-on
Translations: cave, a cave, den, a den
From the root: ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a scribal abbreviation for ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΝ (spelaion), meaning 'cave' or 'den'. It refers to a natural hollow in the earth, often used for shelter or as a hiding place. The overline on the final Omicron indicates the omission of the final Nu (N), which is a common scribal practice.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4693 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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.
- ΠΗΛΑΙΟ — 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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