ΕΛΚΩΣΙΣ, ελκωσις
ELKŌSIS, elkōsis
Sounds Like: HEL-koh-sis
Translations: ulcer, a sore, a wound
From the root: ΕΛΚΩΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an ulcer, a sore, or a wound. It describes a pathological condition of the skin or mucous membrane, characterized by a loss of tissue. It can be used in medical contexts to describe a physical ailment.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1670 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 6:169
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΛΚΩΣΙΣ.
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.
- ΕΛΚΩΣΕΩΣ — of ulceration, of a sore, of a wound, of an ulcer
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