Quick Definition
φωλεός, οῦ, ὁ n.m. a burrow, hole
Strong's Definition
of uncertain derivative; a burrow or lurking-place
KJV Usage: hole
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -οῦ
1.56 · Geographical Objects and Features · Depressions and Holes
hole, den, lair a hole, typically occupied by an animal as a den or lair In most languages it is important to make a distinction between φωλεός as in LUK 9:58 and ὀπή ‘hole’ (1.53), for φωλεός is normally some type of hole serving as a typical habitation or place of escape for an animal, while ὀπή in HEB 11:38 would not be a place of normal habitation.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
φωλεός, -οῦ, 6, α lurking-hole, burrow; a lair: of animals, Mt. viii. 20; Lk. ix. 58. (Aristot., Ael., Plut., Geop., al.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
φωλεός phōleos 2x
a den, lair, burrow, Mt. 8:20; Lk. 9:58*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* φωλεός, -οῦ ὁ a hole, den, lair: Mt 8:20, Lk 9:58.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
φωλεός, “ἐᾷ hole,” ‘‘den,” ‘‘lair’’: a late Greek word fully illustrated by Wetstein αὐ Mt 8°. A verb φωλεύω is used by a translator of Job 384. MGr φωλιά, “nest.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
φωλεός (phōleos) — den. φωλ-εός, ὁ, Epic dialect genitive φωλειοῖο [Refs 2nd c.BC+], Epic dialect dative φωλειοῖς [Refs 3rd c.AD+]:—den, lair, especially of the caves of bears, in which they hibernate, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of lions, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of molluscs, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of a serpent, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of foxes, [NT]; of animals in general, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of cave-dwellers, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
II. schoolhouse, [Refs 5th c.AD+]