ἕλκος

helkos

sore

Strong’s G1668Noun, neuter3 times in the New Testament (critical text)

sores2

a sore1

In the text

Luke 16:21ἕλκη
and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
Revelation 16:2ἕλκος
So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

ἑλκος, -εος (-ους), τό
[in LXX: Exo.9:9-11, Lev.13:18-27, 4Ki.20:7, Job.2:7 (שְׁחִין) ;]

1. a wound (Hom.).

2. a sore, an ulcer (Thuc., al.): Luk.16:21, Rev.16:2, 11.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.