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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
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
3x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
12x in 4 unique form(s)
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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, ὁ (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): ὁ 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:20 - But they did not listen to Moses; some kept part of it until morning, and it was full of worms and began to stink, and Moses was angry with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:24 - So they put it aside until the morning, just as Moses had commanded, and it did not stink, nor were there any worms in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:39 - You will plant vineyards and cultivate them, but you will not drink wine or gather in grapes, because worms will eat them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:9 - Then his wife said to him, "Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:5 - My body is clothed with worms and dirty scabs; my skin is broken and festering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:6 - how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot - a son of man, who is only a worm!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6 - But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:4 - A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:20 - Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:11 - Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol, as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. You lie on a bed of maggots, with a blanket of worms over you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:24 - "They will go out and observe the corpses of those who rebelled against me, for the maggots that eat them will not die, and the fire that consumes them will not die out. All people will find the sight abhorrent."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:7 - So God sent a worm at dawn the next day, and it attacked the little plant so that it dried up.
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