Strong's Greek · G1668
G1668 hélkos
ἕλκος
hel'-kos
sore
Looking for Hebrew H1668 dâʼ? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G1668. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
hélkos appears 3 times in Scripture, in Luke 16:21, Revelation 16:2 and Revelation 16:11. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
an ulcer (as if drawn together)
In the King James Version
sore
Derivation
probably from G1670 (ἑλκύω);
Appears 3 times in Scripture
“and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.”
“So 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.”
“and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent of their deeds.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
