What does σπήλαιον · λῃστής mean in the Bible?
σπήλαιον · λῃστής is a Greek phrase meaning "cave or den of robbers".
Greek · G4693, G3027
σπήλαιον λῃστῶν
A cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort · a brigand
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σπήλαιον G4693 a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort
Pronunciation spḗlaion
Cave as refuge or hideout: literal shelter or metaphorical place of concealment and protection.
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λῃστής G3027 a brigand
Pronunciation lēistḗs
Violent robber who takes by force, distinct from κλέπτης (thief) who steals secretly.
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What does σπήλαιον λῃστῶν (spēlaion lēstōn) mean in the Bible?
σπήλαιον · λῃστής is a Greek phrase meaning "cave or den of robbers".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4693, G3027?
G4693, G3027 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. cave or den of robbers
Source Gloss
cave or den of robbers
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Singular (4)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter John 11:38 1×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Heb 11:38 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 21:13 · Mark 11:17 · Luke 19:46 3×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Rev 6:15 1×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain