2001 Translation

ELKAI, elkai

Sounds Like: HEL-kai

Translations: ulcers, sores, wounds

From the root: ΕΛΚΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to ulcers, sores, or wounds, often those that are festering or difficult to heal. It is typically used in a literal sense to describe physical afflictions. In the provided context, it appears to be a plural form, referring to multiple such afflictions.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter

Strong’s number: G1668 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 2 Esdras — 22:15

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΛΚΟΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ἘΛΚΙΑ — sores, ulcers, wounds
• ΕΛΚΗ — sores, ulcers, wounds
• ΕΛΚΟΣ — ulcer, a ulcer, sore, a sore, wound, a wound, boil, a boil
• ΕΛΚΟΥΣ — of a sore, of a wound, of an ulcer, of a boil

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