- Original: ἑλκόω - Transliteration: helkoo - Phonetic: hel-ko'-o - Definition: 1. to make sore, cause to ulcerate 2. to be ulcerated 3. full of sores - Origin: from G1668 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1668 ; to cause to ulcerate that is (passively) be ulcerous: - full of sores.