GreekG4663Noun (Masculine)
σκώληξ
skōlēx
“worm”
3Occurrences
G4663Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a grub, maggot or earth-worm
of uncertain derivation;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a worm: of the kind which preys upon dead bodies, metaphorically, of fut. punishment, (LXX; cf., ).
LXX: chiefly for תּוֹלָע and cogn. forms
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
G:N-M
Full Description
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
σκώληξ appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Mark
3
Key Passages
Mark 9:44BSB
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Mark 9:46BSB
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Mark 9:48BSB
where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’
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