Strong's Lexicon
G1669 — ἡλκόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1669 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἡλκόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1668 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | helkoo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hel-koh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to cause to ulcerate 2. (passively) be ulcerous |
| KJV Renderings: | full of sores |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἑλκόω, ἕλκω: to make sore, cause to ulcerate (Hippocrates and medical writers); passive to be ulcerated; perfect participle passive ἡλκωμένος (L T Tr WH εἱλκωμένος (WHs Appendix, p. 161; Winers Grammar, § 12, 8; Buttmann, 34 (30))), full of sores: Luk 16:20 (Xenophon, de re. eq. 1, 4; 5, 1).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἑλκόω (full of sores)
Luke 16:20
- KJV: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus which was laid at his gate full of sores
- GK: πτωχός δε τις ην ονόματι Λάζαρος ος εβέβλητο προς τον πυλώνα αυτού ηλκωμένος
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