ΣΚΩΛΗΞ, σκωληξ
SKŌLĒX, skōlēx
Sounds Like: SKOH-leex
Translations: worm, a worm, maggot, a maggot
From the root: ΣΚΩΛΗΞ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a worm or a maggot, often used to describe a creature that consumes decaying matter or wood. It can also be used metaphorically to describe something that corrupts or destroys from within, or to denote a state of lowliness or insignificance.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4663 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 52:1
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 44:3, 98:3, 101:1, 101:2, 140:3
Pseudo Clement of Rome
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 16:24
- Deuteronomy — 28:39
- Psalms — 21:7
- Proverbs — 12:4, 25:20
- Job — 25:6
- Sirach — 7:17
- Isaiah — 14:11, 66:24
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Mark — 9:48
From the same root
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