UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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σπήλαιον

MainId: 004595000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: σ

StrongCodes: G4693

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004595001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: σπήλαιον

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004595001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 1.57

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Geographical Objects and Features

      LEXSubDomains: Depressions and Holes

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-02-14 22:41:09

         DefinitionShort: a cave or den generally large enough for at least temporary occupation by persons (since such places were often used for habitation or refuge by those who were refugees or thieves, σπήλαιον has in certain contexts the connotation of a ‘hideout’)

         Glosses: ['cave', 'den', 'hideout']

         Comments: In {S:06600601500054} the reference of σπήλαιον is literal, since people actually hid themselves in such caves. In {S:04002101300030}, however, the reference is to the Temple, which has been made a kind of ‘cave’ or ‘den,’ and since the connotation of the term suggests a ‘hideout,’ this is obviously a reflection upon the activities and motivations of those who had commercialized the Temple in Jerusalem.

      LEXReferences: MAT 21:13, MARK 11:17, LUKE 19:46, YHN 11:38, HEB 11:38, REV 6:15