Dictionary entry

ἕλκος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἕλκος, -εος (-ους), τό

[in LXX: Ex 9:9-11, Le 13:18-27, IV Ki 20:7, Jb 2:7 (שְׁחִין);]

1. a wound (Hom.).

2. a sore, an ulcer (Thuc., al.): Lk 16:21, Re 16:2, 11.†