What does σπίλος · μῶμος mean in the Bible?
e. (figuratively) defect, disgrace".
Greek · G4696, G3470
σπίλοι καὶ μῶμοι
Stain · blemish
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σπίλος G4696 stain
Pronunciation spílos
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μῶμος G3470 blemish
Pronunciation mōmos
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What does σπίλοι καὶ μῶμοι (spiloi kai mōmoi) mean in the Bible?
σπίλος · μῶμος is a Greek phrase meaning "a stain or blemish, i.e. (figuratively) defect, disgrace".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4696, G3470?
G4696, G3470 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a stain or blemish, i.e. (figuratively) defect, disgrace
Source Gloss
a stain or blemish, i.e. (figuratively) defect, disgrace
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 2 Pet 2:13 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Eph 5:27 1×
Word Origins
σπίλοι καὶ μῶμοι is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain