Strong's G4694 · Greek

σπιλάς

spilas · spee-las'

of uncertain derivation; a ledge or reef of rock in the sea

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

σπιλάς (G4694)

1 * σπιλάς , -άδος, ἡ (on the gender in Ju, l.c., v. Mayor, Ju. , 41), poët. in cl., a rock or reef over which the sea dashes (Polyb., FlJ, al.). Metaph., of men whose conduct causes danger to others, Ju 12 , R, txt. (but v. infr.). In late writers = σπίλος (q.v.), a spot, stain ; metaph., Ju, l.c. , R, mg. (cf. Mayor, 41, but v. supr.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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