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Lexicon :: Strong's G1668 - helkos

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ἕλκος
Transliteration
helkos (Key)
Pronunciation
hel'-kos
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from ἕλκω (G1670)
mGNT
3x in 3 unique form(s) TR
3x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
14x in 4 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἕλκος hélkos, hel'-kos; probably from G1670; an ulcer (as if drawn together):—sore.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G1668 in the following manner: sore (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G1668 in the following manner: sore (3x).

  1. a wound, esp. a wound producing a discharge pus

  2. a sore, an ulcer

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἕλκος hélkos, hel'-kos; probably from G1670; an ulcer (as if drawn together):—sore.
STRONGS G1668:
ἕλκος, -εος (-ους), [cf. Latin ulcus, 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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
9:9
Job
2:7
Luke
16:21
Revelation
16:2; 16:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1668 matches the Greek ἕλκος (helkos),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:9 - It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on people and animals throughout the land.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:10 - So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on people and animals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:11 - The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils that were on them and on all the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:18 - “When someone has a boil on their skin and it heals,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:19 - and in the place where the boil was, a white swelling or reddish-white spot appears, they must present themselves to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20 - The priest is to examine it, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce that person unclean. It is a defiling skin disease that has broken out where the boil was.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:22 - If it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling disease.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:23 - But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce them clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:27 - On the seventh day the priest is to examine that person, and if it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:27 - The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, festering sores and the itch, from which you cannot be cured.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:35 - The LORD will afflict your knees and legs with painful boils that cannot be cured, spreading from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:7 - Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” They did so and applied it to the boil, and he recovered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:7 - So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
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