The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἕλκος

Lemmaἕλκος
Citation formἕλκος, ους, τό
Part of speechnoun
Glossa festering sore
Strong’sG1668
Transliterationhélkos
Definitionan ulcer (as if drawn together)
KJV glosses:--sore.
Derivationprobably from
SBLGNT occurrences3

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἕλκη
noun, accusative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----APN-)Luke 16:21
ἕλκος
noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-)Revelation 16:2
ἑλκῶν
noun, genitive, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----GPN-)Revelation 16:11

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ελκος.