3015. lepros
Berean Strong's Lexicon
lepros: Leprous, leper

Original Word: λεπρός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: lepros
Pronunciation: le-PRŌS
Phonetic Spelling: (lep-ros')
Definition: Leprous, leper
Meaning: a leprous person, a leper.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word λέπω (lepō), meaning "to peel" or "to scale."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6879 (צָרַע, tsara): To be struck with leprosy.

- H6883 (צָרוּעַ, tsarua): Leprous, leper.

Usage: The term "lepros" is used in the New Testament to describe individuals afflicted with leprosy, a chronic infectious disease. In biblical times, leprosy was a term that could refer to a variety of skin diseases, not just what is known today as Hansen's disease. The condition rendered individuals ceremonially unclean according to Jewish law.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish culture, leprosy was not only a physical ailment but also a social and religious stigma. Lepers were often isolated from the community to prevent the spread of disease and to maintain ritual purity. The Law of Moses provided specific instructions for diagnosing and dealing with leprosy (see Leviticus 13-14). The healing of a leper was considered a significant miracle, symbolizing both physical and spiritual cleansing.

HELPS Word-studies

3015 leprós – leprous, also used (substantively) of a leper.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from lepis
Definition
scaly, leprous
NASB Translation
leper (4), lepers (4), leprous (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3015: λεπρός

λεπρός, λεπροῦ, (as if for λεπερος, from λεπίς, λεπος, λεπρεος, τό, a scale, husk, bark);

1. in Greek writings scaly, rough.

2. specifically, leprous, affected with leprosy (the Sept. several times for מְצֹרָע and צָרוּעַ ; (Theophrastus, c., p. 2, 6, 4) see λέπρα): Matthew 8:2; Matthew 10:8; Matthew 11:5; Mark 1:40; Luke 4:27; Luke 7:22; Luke 17:12; of one ((Simon)) who had formerly been a leper, Matthew 26:6; Mark 14:3.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
leper.

From the same as lepra; scaly, i.e. Leprous (a leper) -- leper.

see GREEK lepra

Forms and Transliterations
λελεπρωμένος λεπροι λεπροί λεπροὶ λεπρόν λεπρος λεπρός λεπρὸς λεπρου λεπρού λεπροῦ λεπρους λεπρούς λεπροὺς leproi leproì lepros lepròs leprou leproû leprous leproùs
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 8:2 Adj-NMS
GRK: Καὶ ἰδοὺ λεπρὸς προσελθὼν προσεκύνει
NAS: And a leper came to Him and bowed down
KJV: there came a leper and worshipped
INT: And behold a leper having come worshipped

Matthew 10:8 Adj-AMP
GRK: νεκροὺς ἐγείρετε λεπροὺς καθαρίζετε δαιμόνια
NAS: cleanse [the] lepers, cast
KJV: cleanse the lepers, raise
INT: dead raise lepers cleanse demons

Matthew 11:5 Adj-NMP
GRK: χωλοὶ περιπατοῦσιν λεπροὶ καθαρίζονται καὶ
NAS: walk, [the] lepers are cleansed
KJV: walk, the lepers are cleansed,
INT: lame walk lepers are cleansed and

Matthew 26:6 Adj-GMS
GRK: Σίμωνος τοῦ λεπροῦ
NAS: at the home of Simon the leper,
KJV: the house of Simon the leper,
INT: of Simon the leper

Mark 1:40 Adj-NMS
GRK: πρὸς αὐτὸν λεπρὸς παρακαλῶν αὐτὸν
NAS: And a leper came to Jesus, beseeching
KJV: And there came a leper to him,
INT: to him a leper imploring him

Mark 14:3 Adj-GMS
GRK: Σίμωνος τοῦ λεπροῦ κατακειμένου αὐτοῦ
NAS: of Simon the leper, and reclining
KJV: of Simon the leper, as he
INT: of Simon the leper he reclined [at table] of him

Luke 4:27 Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ πολλοὶ λεπροὶ ἦσαν ἐν
NAS: And there were many lepers in Israel
KJV: And many lepers were in
INT: And many lepers were in

Luke 7:22 Adj-NMP
GRK: χωλοὶ περιπατοῦσιν λεπροὶ καθαρίζονται καὶ
NAS: walk, [the] lepers are cleansed,
KJV: walk, the lepers are cleansed,
INT: lame walk lepers are cleansed and

Luke 17:12 Adj-NMP
GRK: αὐτῷ δέκα λεπροὶ ἄνδρες οἳ
NAS: a village, ten leprous men who
KJV: ten men that were lepers, which stood
INT: him ten leprous men who

Strong's Greek 3015
9 Occurrences


λεπροὶ — 4 Occ.
λεπρὸς — 2 Occ.
λεπροῦ — 2 Occ.
λεπροὺς — 1 Occ.

















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