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Lexicon :: Strong's G4663 - skōlēx

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σκώληξ
Transliteration
skōlēx (Key)
Pronunciation
sko'-lakes
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:452,1054

Strong’s Definitions

σκώληξ skṓlēx, sko'-lakes; of uncertain derivation; a grub, maggot or earth-worm:—worm.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4663 in the following manner: worm (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4663 in the following manner: worm (3x).
  1. a worm, spec. that kind which preys upon dead bodies

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκώληξ skṓlēx, sko'-lakes; of uncertain derivation; a grub, maggot or earth-worm:—worm.
STRONGS G4663:
σκώληξ, σκωληκος, (perhaps akin to σκολιός), a worm (Homer, Iliad 13, 654); specifically, that kind which preys upon dead bodies (Sir. 10:11 Sir. 19:3; 2 Macc. 9:9; Anthol. 7, 480, 3; 10, 78, 3): σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ, by a figure borrowed from Isaiah 66:24 (cf. Sir. 7:17; Judith 16:17), 'their punishment after death will never cease' (σκώληξ symbolizing perhaps the loathsomeness of the penalty), Mark 9:44, 46,(T WH omit; Tr brackets these two verses),48.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
66:24
Mark
9:44; 9:46

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4663 matches the Greek σκώληξ (skōlēx),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:20 -

But they didn’t listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. Therefore Moses was angry with them.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:24 -

So they set it aside until morning as Moses commanded, and it didn’t stink or have maggots in it.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:39 -

“You will plant and cultivate vineyards but not drink the wine or gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:9 -

His wife said to him, “Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:5 -

My flesh is clothed with maggots and encrusted with dirt.[fn]

My skin forms scabs[fn] and then oozes.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:6 -

how much less a human, who is a maggot,

a son of man,[fn] who is a worm!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6 -

But I am a worm and not a man,

scorned by mankind and despised by people.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:4 -

A wife of noble character[fn] is her husband’s crown,

but a wife who causes shame

is like rottenness in his bones.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:20 -

Singing songs to a troubled heart

is like taking off clothing on a cold day

or like pouring vinegar on soda.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:11 -

“Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol,

along with the music of your harps.

Maggots are spread out under you,

and worms cover you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:24 -

“As they leave, they will see the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never go out, and they will be a horror to all humanity.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:7 -

When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, and it withered.

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