Forms of the word

Dictionary
σκώληξ, ηκος, ὁ
Greek transliteration
skōlēx
Simplified transliteration
skolex

Numbers

Strong's number
4663
GK Number
5038

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3b(1)
Gloss
worm
Definition
a worm;, met. gnawing anguish, Mk. 9:48*

Greek-English Concordance for σκώληξ

Mark 9:48 where ‘their worm (skōlēx | σκώληξ | nom sg masc) does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’

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