Strong G1669ἑλκόω
to have/cause sores
- Transliteration
- helkoō
- Pronunciation
- hel-ko'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G1668; to cause to ulcerate that is (passively) be ulcerous: - full of sores.
Detailed definition
ἑλκόω, -ῶ
1. to wound.
2. to ulcerate; pass., to suffer from sores: pf. ptcp., εἱλκωμίνος (Rec. ἡλκ-), EV, full of sores, Luk.16:20.†
(AS)
1. to wound.
2. to ulcerate; pass., to suffer from sores: pf. ptcp., εἱλκωμίνος (Rec. ἡλκ-), EV, full of sores, Luk.16:20.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1669 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sore1
First verses
- Luke 16:20And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἑλκόω,
wound, lacerate, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 405; ἑ. ὄνυξιν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 630a5, etc.)]
2 ulcerate, βλέφαρα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 19, +others)]:—passive, of persons, to suffer from wounds or sores, [NT (Comica Adespota 106.8, NT.Luke.16.20)]; of sores, suppurate, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 1.5.)]
3 make an incision in a tree, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 4.16.1 (_passive_), “CP” 3.2.2 (_passive_).)]
II metaphorically, ἑ. φρένας, οἴκους, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 878 (Lyric poetry), “Supp.” 223)]:—passive, τὴν διάνοιαν ἑλκοῦσθαι [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.551.)]
wound, lacerate, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 405; ἑ. ὄνυξιν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 630a5, etc.)]
2 ulcerate, βλέφαρα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 19, +others)]:—passive, of persons, to suffer from wounds or sores, [NT (Comica Adespota 106.8, NT.Luke.16.20)]; of sores, suppurate, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 1.5.)]
3 make an incision in a tree, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 4.16.1 (_passive_), “CP” 3.2.2 (_passive_).)]
II metaphorically, ἑ. φρένας, οἴκους, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 878 (Lyric poetry), “Supp.” 223)]:—passive, τὴν διάνοιαν ἑλκοῦσθαι [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.551.)]