What does λέπρα (lépra) mean in the Bible?
λέπρα (lépra) is a Greek word meaning "leprosy".
Greek · G3014
λέπρα
Leprosy
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λέπρα G3014
Pronunciation lépra
What does λέπρα (lépra) mean in the Bible?
λέπρα (lépra) is a Greek word meaning "leprosy".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3014?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include leprosy (3), with leprosy (1).
Where does λέπρα (lépra) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 8:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It leprosy 3× Matthew 8:3, Mark 1:42, Luke 5:13
with leprosy 1× Luke 5:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 8:3
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 2
Source forms
λέπρα 3x lepra Matthew 8:3, Mark 1:42, Luke 5:13
λέπρας 1x lepras Luke 5:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 3x Matthew 8:3, Mark 1:42, Luke 5:13
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Luke 5:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. leprosy
Strong's G3014
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
leprosy
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(λεπρός), [in LXX for צָרַעַת ;] leprosy: Mat.8:3, Mrk.1:42, Luk.5:12-13
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 8:3 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
λέπρα. lepra
leprosy
Read verse Mark 1:42 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
λέπρα, lepra
leprosy
Read verse Luke 5:12 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
λέπρας· leprav
leprosy
Read verse Luke 5:13 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
λέπρα lepra
leprosy
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Nominative (3) Number pattern Singular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 8:3 · Mark 1:42 · Luke 5:13 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 5:12 1×
Word Origins
λέπρα is built from this root:
λεπίς G3013
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain