spilos denotes a disfiguring mark, used of corrupt people and of the defect absent from the assembly.

The two occurrences portray a disfiguring mark: corrupt people are characterized this way in 2 Peter 2:13, while Ephesians 5:27 names the kind of defect excluded from the assembly presented in splendor.

1. A disfiguring mark or defect · dominant

   In 2 Peter 2:13, the nominative plural form characterizes those who revel while feasting, and the APB renders the clause "They are stains and blemishes." In Ephesians 5:27, the accusative singular occurs in the description of an assembly presented "without spot or wrinkle or any such thing."

   2 Peter 2:13Ephesians 5:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term within "stains and blemishes" in 2 Peter 2:13 and within "without spot or wrinkle" in Ephesians 5:27. These phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed isolated rendering.