Strong's Lexicon
G4663 — σκώληξ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4663 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σκώληξ |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | skolex |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sko'-lakes |
| Meaning: | 1. a grub, maggot or earth-worm |
| KJV Renderings: | worm |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σκώληξ, σκωληκος, ὁ (perhaps akin to σκολιός), a worm (Homer, Iliad 13, 654); specifically, that kind which preys upon dead bodies (Sir 10:11 Sir 19:3; 2Ma 9:9; Anthol. 7, 480, 3; 10, 78, 3): ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ, by a figure borrowed from Isa 66:24 (cf. Sir 7:17; Jdt 16:17), ’their punishment after death will never cease’ (σκώληξ symbolizing perhaps the loathsomeness of the penalty), Mar 9:44; Mar 9:46,(T WH omit; Tr brackets these two verses),48.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σκώληξ (worm)
Mark 9:44
- KJV: Where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched
- GK: όπου ο σκώληξ αυτών ου τελευτά και το πυρ ου σβέννυται
Mark 9:46
- KJV: Where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched
- GK: όπου ο σκώληξ αυτών ου τελευτά και το πυρ ου σβέννυται
Mark 9:48
- KJV: Where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched
- GK: όπου ο σκώληξ αυτών ου τελευτά και το πυρ ου σβέννυται