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σκώληξ

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

σκώληξ, -ηκος, ὁ

[in LXX chiefly for תּוֹלָע and cogn. forms;]

a worm: of the kind which preys upon dead bodies, metaph., of fut. punishment, Mk 9:48 (LXX, Is 66:24; cf. Si 7:17, Jth 16:17).†