Helkos ἕλκος

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Helkos (Greek ἕλκος, Strong's G1668) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “sore”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἑλκος, -εος (-ους), τό
[in LXX: Exo.9:9-11, Lev.13:18-27, 4Ki.20:7, Job.2:7 (שְׁחִין) ;]
1. a wound (Hom.).
2. a sore, an ulcer (Thuc., al.): Luk.16:21, Rev.16:2, 11.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

KJV	sores (2), sore (1)
BSB	sores (3)

Every verse with Helkos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Luke 16:21
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

Revelation 16:2
And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
Revelation 16:11
And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.

Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).