Strong’s
G4696Noun, masculine2 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Ephesians 5:27σπίλον
and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
- 2 Peter 2:13σπίλοι
The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.
Abbott-Smith
σπίλος (Rec. σπῖλος), -ου, ὁ
1. a rock, cliff (Arist., al.).
2. In late writers = Att.. κηλίς (see Rutherford, NPhr., 87 f.), a spot, stain; metaphorically,
(a) of moral blemish: Eph.5:27
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.