- Original: σπιλάς - Transliteration: Spilas - Phonetic: spee-las' - Definition: 1. a rock in the sea, ledge, reef 2. metaph. of men who by their conduct damage others morally, wreck them as it were - Origin: of uncertain derivation - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Of uncertain derivation; a ledge or reef of rock in the sea: - spot [by confusion with G4696 ]. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • spots, 1 Jude 1:12