Strong's Lexicon
G1668
G1668 — ἕλκος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1668 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἕλκος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | probably from G1670 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | helkos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hel'-kos |
| Meaning: | 1. an ulcer (as if drawn together) |
| KJV Renderings: | sore |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἕλκος, ἑλκεος (ἕλκους) (cf. Latinulcus,ulcerare; perhaps akin to ἕλκω (Etym. Magn. 331, 3; 641, 3), yet cf. Curtius, § 23), τό;
1. a wound, especially a suppurated wound; so in Homer and earlier writings.
2. from (Thucydides), Theophrastus, Polybius on, a sore, an ulcer: Rev 16:2; plural, Luk 16:21; Rev 16:11. (for ùÀÑçÄéï, Exo 9:9; Job 2:7, etc.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἕλκος (sore)
Luke 16:21
- KJV: And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table moreover the dogs came and licked his sores
- GK: και επιθυμών χορτασθήναι από των ψιχίων των πιπτόντων από της τραπέζης του πλουσίου αλλά και οι κύνες ερχόμενοι απέλειχον τα έλκη αυτού
Revelation 16:2
- KJV: And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and them which worshipped his image
- GK: και απήλθεν ο πρώτος και εξέχεε την φιάλην αυτού επί την γην και εγένετο έλκος κακόν και πονηρόν εις τους ανθρώπους τους έχοντας το χάραγμα του θηρίου και τους προσκυνούντας τη εικόνι αυτού
Revelation 16:11
- KJV: And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores and repented not of their deeds
- GK: και εβλασφήμησαν τον θεόν του ουρανού εκ των πόνων αυτών και εκ των ελκών αυτών και ου μετενόησαν εκ των έργων αυτών