STEP Greek Lexicon: σκώληξ

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).†

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