ἑλκος, -εος (-ους), τό [in LXX: Exo.9:9-11, Lev.13:18-27, 4Ki.20:7, Job.2:7 (שְׁחִין) ;] 1. a wound (Hom.). 2. a sore, an ulcer (Thuc., al.): Luk.16:21, Rev.16:2, 11.† (AS)
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G1668 — ἕλκος
helkos · sore · Greek
3 tagged verse occurrences
Luke 16:21 · ἕλκηand longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.Revelation 16:2 · ἕλκοςSo the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.Revelation 16:11 · ἑλκῶνand curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent of their deeds.