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The Greek noun “ἕλκος”

Limited to Lk. 16:21; Rev. 16:2, 11, the Greek noun “helkos” described a wound, ulcer, abscess or sore.  Dogs licked the “sores” of Lazarus (Lk. 16:21).  This word is associated with the first and fifth bowls of wrath in Rev. 16.