Greek · Strong's G1668
ἕλκος
helkoshel'-kos
an ulcer (as if drawn together)
1890 spelling: hélkos
- ε5
- λ30
- κ20
- ο70
- ς200
Isopsephy 325
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
an ulcer (as if drawn together)
Rendered in the KJV as
sore.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἕλκη1
- ἕλκος1
- ἑλκῶν1
How it is rendered · 2
- sores2
- a sore1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
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- N-APN · 1
- N-GPN · 1
- N-NSN · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 16:2ἕλκοςhelkosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularSo 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.here: a sore
- Revelation 16:11ἑλκῶνhelkōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraland curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.here: sores