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σπίλος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
σπίλος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
spilos
Simplified transliteration: 
spilos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4696
GK Number: 
5070
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
stain, blot
Definition: 
a spot, stain, blot;, a moral blemish, Eph. 5:27; 2 Pet. 2:13*

Greek-English Concordance for σπίλος

Ephesians 5:27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, not having spot (spilon | σπίλον | acc sg masc) or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she might be holy and without blemish.
2 Peter 2:13 suffering harm as the reward for the harm they have done. They consider indulgence in the daytime a pleasure. They are spots (spiloi | σπίλοι | nom pl masc) and blemishes, reveling in their deceitful pleasures while they feast with you.