Strong's Concordance helkos: a wound, a sore, an ulcer Original Word: ἕλκος, ους, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: helkos Phonetic Spelling: (hel'-kos) Short Definition: a festering sore Definition: a (festering) sore, a wound. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1668: ἕλκοςἕλκος, 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: Revelation 16:2; plural, Luke 16:21; Revelation 16:11. (for שְׁחִין, Exodus 9:9; Job 2:7, etc.) Probably from helkuo; an ulcer (as if drawn together) -- sore. see GREEK helkuo Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 16683 Occurrences ἕλκη — 1 Occ. ἑλκῶν — 1 Occ. ἕλκος — 1 Occ. Luke 16:21 N-ANP GRK: ἐπέλειχον τὰ ἕλκη αὐτοῦ NAS: were coming and licking his sores. KJV: and licked his sores. INT: licked the sores of him Revelation 16:2 N-NNS Revelation 16:11 N-GNP |