Definition
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: Ephesians 5:27
(b) of riotous and lascivious persons (cf. Dion. Hal., quoted by Mayor, in l): 2 Peter 2:13.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Ephesians 5:27σπίλον · stain…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 · [They are] blotsThe 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.