noun · feminine
lepras
Greekλέπρα (lepra)
Strong’sG3014
leprosy
stem lepr-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λέπρα, -ας, ἡ
(< λεπρός), [in LXX for צָרַעַת;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3014 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlep'-rah
scaliness, i.e. "leprosy"
Fromfrom the same as G3013;
King Jamesleprosy.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | lepras3×λέπρα | leprais |
| object accusative | lepran | leprain |
| direct address vocative | leprar | leprair |
| of, belonging to genitive | leprau1×λέπρας | lepraiu |
| to, for dative | lepra | leprai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
lepra is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
lepras“leprosy”subjectnominative singular3×
Matthew 8:3“leprosy”kai ekteinaratos tan cheiran hapteta autou legarōtos; Thelamō, katharizisar; kai eutheōs katharizita autou tas lepras.Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Mark 1:42“leprosy”kai euthuos aperchata apo autou tas lepras, kai katharizita.And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed.
Luke 5:13“leprosy”kai ekteinaratos tan cheiran hapteta autou legaratos; Thelamō, katharizisar; kai eutheōs tas lepras aperchata apo autou.Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
leprau“leprosy”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 5:12“leprosy”Kai gineta en te arō auton en hena taiu politaiu kai idou anēros plēros leprau; kai horaratos ton Iēsun piptaratos epi prosōpem dita autou legarōtos; Kurior, ean thelaseiō dunesō min katharizara.While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”