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Lexicon :: Strong's G3014 - lepra

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λέπρα
Transliteration
lepra (Key)
Pronunciation
lep'-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as λεπίς (G3013)
mGNT
4x in 2 unique form(s) TR
4x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
42x in 4 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:233,529

Strong’s Definitions

λέπρα lépra, lep'-rah; from the same as G3013; scaliness, i.e. "leprosy":—leprosy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G3014 in the following manner: leprosy (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G3014 in the following manner: leprosy (4x).

  1. leprosy

  2. a most offensive, annoying, dangerous, cutaneous disease, the bacteria[1] generally pervades the whole body, common in Egypt and the East


1. Edited by BLB [An error was made in the Outline of Biblical Usage (copying Thayer’s)]
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λέπρα lépra, lep'-rah; from the same as G3013; scaliness, i.e. "leprosy":—leprosy.
STRONGS G3014:
λέπρα, λέπρας, ἡ (from the adjective λεπρός, which see), Hebrew צָרַעַת, leprosy (literally, morbid scaliness), a most offensive, annoying, dangerous, cutaneous disease, the bacteria[1] generally pervades the whole body; common in Egypt and the East (Leviticus 13f): Matthew 8:3; Mark 1:42; Luke 5:12f (Herodotus, Theophrastus, Josephus, Plutarch, others) (Cf. Orelli in Herzog 2 under the word Aussatz; Greenhill in Bible Educator 4:76f, 174f; Ginsburg in Alex.'s Kitto under the word; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah i., 492ff; McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, under the word; Clark in the 'Speaker's Com.' on Lev. pp. 559 sqq. 570 sqq.; Sir Risdon Bennett Diseases of the Bible. 1887. ("By-Paths of Bible Knowledge" vol. ix.))
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

1. Edited by BLB [An error was made in the Thayer’s Greek Lexicon stating “the virus of which generally pervades the whole body”. Leprosy is caused by bacteria.]

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
13
Matthew
8:3
Mark
1:42
Luke
5:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3014 matches the Greek λέπρα (lepra),
which occurs 42 times in 38 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:2 - “If anyone has a swelling or a rash or discolored skin that might develop into a serious skin disease,[fn] that person must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:3 - The priest will examine the affected area of the skin. If the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, it is a serious skin disease, and the priest who examines it must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:8 - If the priest finds that the rash has spread, he must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is indeed a skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:9 - “Anyone who develops a serious skin disease must go to the priest for an examination.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:11 - it is a chronic skin disease, and the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. In such cases the person need not be quarantined, for it is obvious that the skin is defiled by the disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:12 - “Now suppose the disease has spread all over the person’s skin, covering the body from head to foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:13 - When the priest examines the infected person and finds that the disease covers the entire body, he will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. Since the skin has turned completely white, the person is clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:15 - The priest must make this pronouncement as soon as he sees an open sore, since open sores indicate the presence of a skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20 - If the priest examines it and finds it to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair in the affected area has turned white, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. The boil has become a serious skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:22 - If during that time the affected area spreads on the skin, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, because it is a serious disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:25 - the priest must examine it. If he finds that the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, a skin disease has broken out in the burn. The priest must then pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a serious skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:27 - On the seventh day the priest must examine the person again. If the affected area has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce that person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a serious skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:29 - “If anyone, either a man or woman, has a sore on the head or chin,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:30 - the priest must examine it. If he finds it is more than skin-deep and has fine yellow hair on it, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. It is a scabby sore of the head or chin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:42 - However, if a reddish white sore appears on the bald area at the top or back of his head, this is a skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:43 - The priest must examine him, and if he finds swelling around the reddish white sore anywhere on the man’s head and it looks like a skin disease,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:47 - “Now suppose mildew[fn] contaminates some woolen or linen clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:49 - If the contaminated area in the clothing, the animal hide, the fabric, or the leather article has turned greenish or reddish, it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:51 - On the seventh day the priest must inspect it again. If the contaminated area has spread, the clothing or fabric or leather is clearly contaminated by a serious mildew and is ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:52 - The priest must burn the item—the clothing, the woolen or linen fabric, or piece of leather—for it has been contaminated by a serious mildew. It must be completely destroyed by fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:57

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:57 - If the spot later reappears on the clothing, the fabric, or the leather article, the mildew is clearly spreading, and the contaminated object must be burned up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:59

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:59 - “These are the instructions for dealing with mildew that contaminates woolen or linen clothing or fabric or anything made of leather. This is how the priest will determine whether these items are ceremonially clean or unclean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:3 - who will examine them at a place outside the camp. If the priest finds that someone has been healed of a serious skin disease,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:7 - The priest will then sprinkle the blood of the dead bird seven times on the person being purified of the skin disease. When the priest has purified the person, he will release the live bird in the open field to fly away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:32 - These are the instructions for purification for those who have recovered from a serious skin disease but who cannot afford to bring the offerings normally required for the ceremony of purification.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:34 - “When you arrive in Canaan, the land I am giving you as your own possession, I may contaminate some of the houses in your land with mildew.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:44 - the priest must return and inspect the house again. If he finds that the mildew has spread, the walls are clearly contaminated with a serious mildew, and the house is defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:54 - “These are the instructions for dealing with serious skin diseases,[fn] including scabby sores;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:55

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:55 - and mildew,[fn] whether on clothing or in a house;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:57

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:57 - This procedure will determine whether a person or object is ceremonially clean or unclean.
“These are the instructions regarding skin diseases and mildew.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:4 - “If any of Aaron’s descendants has a skin disease[fn] or any kind of discharge that makes him ceremonially unclean, he may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has been pronounced clean. He also becomes unclean by touching a corpse, or by having an emission of semen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:10 - As the cloud moved from above the Tabernacle, there stood Miriam, her skin as white as snow from leprosy.[fn] When Aaron saw what had happened to her,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:8 - “In all cases involving serious skin diseases,[fn] be careful to follow the instructions of the Levitical priests; obey all the commands I have given them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:3 - One day the girl said to her mistress, “I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:6 - The letter to the king of Israel said: “With this letter I present my servant Naaman. I want you to heal him of his leprosy.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:7 - When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and said, “This man sends me a leper to heal! Am I God, that I can give life and take it away? I can see that he’s just trying to pick a fight with me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:27 - Because you have done this, you and your descendants will suffer from Naaman’s leprosy forever.” When Gehazi left the room, he was covered with leprosy; his skin was white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:19 - Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the LORD’s Temple, leprosy[fn] suddenly broke out on his forehead.
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