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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1668. ἕλκος (helkos) -- Sore, ulcer, wound</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1668.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/21-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1668.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1668</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1667.htm" title="1667">◄</a> 1668. helkos <a href="../greek/1669.htm" title="1669">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">helkos: Sore, ulcer, wound</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἕλκος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>helkos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>HEL-kos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hel'-kos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sore, ulcer, wound<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a (festering) sore, a wound.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ἕλκω (helkō), meaning "to draw" or "to pull," often used in the context of drawing a bow or pulling a wound open.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is Strong's Hebrew 7822 (שְׁחִין, shechin), which refers to boils or sores, as seen in the plagues of Egypt (Exodus 9:9-11) and the afflictions of Job (Job 2:7).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "helkos" refers to a physical sore or ulcer, often associated with severe affliction or disease. It conveys the idea of a painful, open wound that is both a physical ailment and a symbol of suffering or divine judgment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, sores and ulcers were common afflictions, often seen as signs of impurity or divine displeasure. They were sometimes associated with leprosy or other skin diseases, which carried significant social stigma. In a biblical context, such ailments could symbolize spiritual corruption or the consequences of sin.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>probably from a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a wound, a sore, an ulcer<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sore (1), sores (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1668: ἕλκος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἕλκος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἑλκεος</span> (<span class="greek2">ἕλκους</span>) (cf. Latin<span class="latin">ulcus</span>,<span class="latin">ulcerare</span>; perhaps akin to <span class="greek2">ἕλκω</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Etym. Magn.</span> 331, 3; 641, 3), yet cf. <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 23), <span class="greek2">τό</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a wound,</span> especially <span class="accented">a suppurated wound</span>; so in <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> and earlier writings. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> from (<span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Theophrastus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> on, <span class="accented">a sore, an ulcer</span>: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/16-2.htm">Revelation 16:2</a>; plural, <a href="/interlinear/luke/16-21.htm">Luke 16:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/16-11.htm">Revelation 16:11</a>. (for <span class="hebrew">שְׁחִין</span>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/9-9.htm">Exodus 9:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/2-7.htm">Job 2:7</a>, etc.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sore. <p>Probably from <a href="/greek/1670.htm">helkuo</a>; an ulcer (as if drawn together) -- sore. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1670.htm">helkuo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>έλκει ελκη έλκη ἕλκη ελκος έλκος ἕλκος έλκους ελκων ελκών ἑλκῶν elke elkē elkon elkōn elkos helke helkē hélke hélkē helkon helkôn helkōn helkō̂n helkos hélkos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/16-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 16:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπέλειχον τὰ <b>ἕλκη</b> αὐτοῦ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> were coming and licking <span class="itali">his sores.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and licked his <span class="itali">sores.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/16-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> licked the <span class="itali">sores</span> of him<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/16-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 16:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἐγένετο <b>ἕλκος</b> κακὸν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and malignant <span class="itali">sore</span> on the people<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and grievous <span class="itali">sore</span> upon the men<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/16-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and came <span class="itali">a sore</span> evil and<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/16-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 16:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ τῶν <b>ἑλκῶν</b> αὐτῶν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of their pains <span class="itali">and their sores;</span> and they did not repent<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and their <span class="itali">sores,</span> and repented<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/16-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for the <span class="itali">sores</span> of them and<p><b><a href="/greek/1668.htm">Strong's Greek 1668</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1668.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/elke__1668.htm">ἕλκη — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/elko_n_1668.htm">ἑλκῶν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/elkos_1668.htm">ἕλκος — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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