adjective
lepros
Greekλεπρός (lepros)
Strong’sG3015
a leper
stem lepr-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λεπρός, -ά, -όν
(< λεπίς), [in LXX for צָרוּעַ, מְצֹרָע;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3015 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlep-ros'
scaly, i.e. leprous (a leper)
Fromfrom the same as G3014;
King Jamesleper.
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | lepros2×λεπρὸς | lepras | leprem | leprois4×λεπροὶ | leprais | lepreim |
| object accusative | lepron | lepran | leproin1×λεπροὺς | leprain | ||
| direct address vocative | lepror | leprar | leproir | leprair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | leprou2×λεπροῦ | leprau | lepreu | leproiu | lepraiu | lepreiu |
| to, for dative | lepro | lepra | lepre | leproi | leprai | leprei |
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
lepr 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
lepros“leper”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 8:2“leper”kai idou lepros prosercharatos proskunate auto legarōtos; Kurior, ean thelaseiō dunesō min katharizara.Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Mark 1:40“leper”Kai erchetō pros auton lepros parakalarōtos auton kai gonupetarōtos legarōtos auto hoti Ean thelaseiō dunesō min katharizara.Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
leprou“leper”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 26:6“leper”Tou de Iēsu gineratou en Bēthania en oikia Simōnou tou leprou,While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
Mark 14:3“leper”Kai arōtou autou en Bēthania en ta oikia Simōnou tou leprou katakeierōtou autou erchata gunaikas echarōtas alabastran mureu nardau pistikau polutelau; suntribaratas tan alabastran katachata autou tau kefalau.While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
leprois“lepers”subjectnominative plural4×
Matthew 11:5“lepers”tuflois anablepalō kai chōlois peripatalō, leprois katharizilō kai kōfois akoualō, kai nekrois egeirilō kai ptōchois euangelizilō;The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Luke 4:27“lepers”kai pollois leprois ale en to Israēl epi Elisaiou tou profētou, kai oudenos autoiu katharizita, ei mē Naiman tos Suros.And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed— only Naaman the Syrian.”
Luke 7:22“lepers”kai apokriniratos legata autoi; Poreuiratois apangellavar Iōanno heim horava kai akouava; tuflois anablepalō, chōlois peripatalō, leprois katharizilō, kōfois akoualō, nekrois egeirilō, ptōchois euangelizilō;So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Luke 17:12“lepers”kai eisercherōtou autou eis tinan kōman apantala deka leprois anērois, hois histanala porrōthen,As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
leproin“lepers”objectaccusative plural1×
Matthew 10:8“lepers”asthenarōtoin therapeuavōr, nekroin egeiravōr, leproin katharizavōr, daimoneim ekballavōr; dōreōs lambava, dōreōs dōavar.Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.