σπίλος
spilos · spot, stain
Greek word · Strong’s number G4696 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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spilos (σπίλος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “spot, stain”.
How to say it
spi·los
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A blot that mars something clean.
- People who disgrace the group, like dirt on it.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- spot ×1
- stains ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Ephesians 5:27
so that he himself might present the assembly to himself glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she might be holy and without blemish.
- 2 Peter 2:13
suffering wrong as the wage of their unrighteousness. They consider luxury in broad daylight a pleasure; they are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions while they feast with you.