Strong's G4663 · Greek

σκώληξ

skolex · sko'-lakes

of uncertain derivation; a grub, maggot or earth-worm

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

σκώληξ (G4663)

1 σκώληξ , -ηκος, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹלָע and cogn. forms ;] a worm : of the kind which preys upon dead bodies, metaph., of fut. punishment, Mk 9:48 (LXX, Is 66:24 ; cf. Si 7:17 , Jth 16:17 ).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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