GreekG4663Noun (Masculine)

σκώληξ

skōlēx

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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