- Original: σκώληξ - Transliteration: Skolex - Phonetic: sko'-lakes - Definition: 1. a worm, spec. that kind which preys upon dead bodies - Origin: of uncertain derivation - TDNT entry: 14:32,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of uncertain derivative; a grub maggot or earth worm: - worm.