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σκώληξ

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Gloss: worm

Transliteration: skōlēx

Strong’s: G4663

σκώληξ, -ηκος, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for תּוֹלָע and cogn. forms ;]
a worm: of the kind which preys upon dead bodies, metaphorically, of fut. punishment, Mrk.9:48 (LXX, Isa.66:24; cf. Sir.7:17, Jdth.16:17).†
(AS)

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