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σκώληξ

MainId: 004567000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: σ

StrongCodes: G4663

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004567001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: σκώληξ

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ηκος

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'σκωληκόβρωτος', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004567001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 4.57

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Animals

      LEXSubDomains: Reptiles and Other 'Creeping Things'

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-02-12 14:58:13

         DefinitionShort: small, soft, legless, tube-shaped creatures that have no bones or shells. They typically feed on overripe fruit, rotting meat, and similar things; most are larvae that hatch from the eggs laid by flies or some beetles; symbols of uncleanness, decay, and death

         Glosses: ['maggot', 'worm']

         Comments: In {S:04100904800006} the reference is clearly to the type of maggots which feed on refuse.|In a number of languages a very important distinction is made between three different types of worms: (1) maggots, (2) worms that live in the ground, so-called ‘earthworms,’ and (3) intestinal worms. It is essential that an appropriate term be employed in order to avoid meaninglessness or misunderstanding.

      LEXReferences: MARK 9:48

      LEXLinks: fauna:6.13