What does ἑλκόω (helkóō) mean in the Bible?
ἑλκόω (helkóō) is a Greek word meaning "to have/cause sores".
Greek · G1669
ἑλκόω
To have/cause sores
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ἑλκόω G1669
Pronunciation helkóō
What does ἑλκόω (helkóō) mean in the Bible?
ἑλκόω (helkóō) is a Greek word meaning "to have/cause sores".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1669?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include covered with sores (1).
Where does ἑλκόω (helkóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 16:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It covered with sores 1× Luke 16:20
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Usage map
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First aligned row Luke 16:20
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
εἱλκωμένος 1x heilkōmenos Luke 16:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 16:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to have/cause sores
Source Gloss
to have/cause sores
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to wound.
2to ulcerate; pass., to suffer from sores: pf. ptcp., εἱλκωμίνος (Rec. ἡλκ-), EV, full of sores, Luk.16:20.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 16:20 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἡλκωμένος hlkwmenov
I afflict with sores
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἑλκόω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain