verb
helkomō
Strong’sG1669
I afflict with sores
stem helk-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* ἑλκόω, -ῶ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1669 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhel-ko'-o
to cause to ulcerate, i.e. (passively) be ulcerous
Fromfrom G1668;
King Jamesfull of sores.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
wound, lacerate, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 ulcerate, βλέφαρα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, of persons, to suffer from wounds or sores, NT; of sores, suppurate, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 make an incision in a tree, Refs 4th c.BC+
II metaphorically, ἑ. φρένας, οἴκους, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τὴν διάνοιαν ἑλκοῦσθαι Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| helkorēntosεἱλκωμένος | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | covered with sores | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | helkomō | helkome | helkomē | helkomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | helkosō | helkose | helkosē | helkoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helkotō | helkote | helkotē | helkotelē |
| we 1st person plural | helkonō | helkone | helkonē | helkonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | helkovō | helkove | helkovē | helkovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | helkolō | helkole | helkolē | helkolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | helkomeiō | helkomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | helkoseiō | helkoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helkoteiō | helkoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | helkoneiō | helkoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | helkoveiō | helkoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | helkoleiō | helkoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | helkosōr | helkosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helkotōr | helkotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | helkovōr | helkovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | helkolōr | helkolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | helkomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | helkosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helkotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | helkonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | helkovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | helkoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | helkorō | helkorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | helkorōntos | helkorēntos1×εἱλκωμένος |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
helk is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
helkorēntos“covered with sores”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 16:20… Lazaros balotelē pros ton pulōnon autou helkorēntos… named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores