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λεπρός G3015
G3015 is the Greek word λεπρός, transliterated leprós. The King James Version most often renders it lepers.
What it means
scaly, i.e. leprous (a leper).
Where it comes from
from the same as G3014 (λέπρα).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: leper.
Verses using λεπρός
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 8:2 · KJV
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Matthew 10:8 · KJV
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Matthew 11:5 · KJV
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Mark 1:40 · KJV
And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Mark 14:3 · KJV
And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
Luke 4:27 · KJV
And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
Luke 7:22 · KJV
Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Luke 17:12 · KJV
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Common questions
What does Strong's G3015 mean?
G3015 is the Greek word λεπρός (leprós), meaning scaly, i.e. leprous (a leper).
How is G3015 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it lepers (5 times), leper (3 times).
How many times does G3015 appear in the Bible?
λεπρός (leprós) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G3015 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from the same as G3014 (λέπρα).
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