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Koine Greek wordlink #159509

σπήλαιαRev 6

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Only use of identical word form σπήλαια (N-ANP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σπήλαια’ (N-ANP) is always and only glossed as ‘caves’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘spēlaion’ have 3 different glosses: ‘a cave’, ‘a hideout’, ‘caves’.

Greek words (1) other than σπήλαια (N-ANP) with a gloss related to ‘caves’

HEB 11:38σπηλαίοις (spaʸlaiois) N-DNP ‘and mountains and caves and holes of the’ SR GNT Heb 11:38 word 14

Key: N=noun ANP=accusative,neuter,plural DNP=dative,neuter,plural