G4694: σπιλάς
spilás · “reef”
Definition
a ledge or reef of rock in the sea
KJV translates it as: spot (by confusion with G4696 (σπίλος))
Word origin: of uncertain derivation;
Extended definition
σπιλάς, -άδος, ἡ
(on the gender in Ju, l.with, see Mayor, Ju., 41),
1. poët. in cl., a rock or reef over which the sea dashes (Polyb., FlJ, al.). Metaphorical, of men whose conduct causes danger to others, Ju 12, R, txt. (but see infr.).
2. In late writers = σπίλος (which see), a spot, stain; metaphorically, Ju, l.with, R, mg. (cf. Mayor, 41, but see supr.).†
(AS)
(on the gender in Ju, l.with, see Mayor, Ju., 41),
1. poët. in cl., a rock or reef over which the sea dashes (Polyb., FlJ, al.). Metaphorical, of men whose conduct causes danger to others, Ju 12, R, txt. (but see infr.).
2. In late writers = σπίλος (which see), a spot, stain; metaphorically, Ju, l.with, R, mg. (cf. Mayor, 41, but see supr.).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4694 is translated
- hidden reefs, ×1
Bible verses with G4694 (spilás)
Spilás appears in 1 verse.
- Jude 1:12
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;