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Lexicon :: Strong's G3016 - lepton

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λεπτόν
Transliteration
lepton (Key)
Pronunciation
lep-ton'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter of a derivative of the same as λεπίς (G3013)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
9x in 3 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:233,*

Strong’s Definitions

†λεπτόν leptón, lep-ton'; neuter of a derivative of the same as G3013; something scaled (light), i.e. a small coin:—mite.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3016 in the following manner: mite (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3016 in the following manner: mite (3x).

  1. thin, small

  2. a small brass coin, equivalent to the eighth part of an "as", worth about a 1/5 of a cent

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†λεπτόν leptón, lep-ton'; neuter of a derivative of the same as G3013; something scaled (light), i.e. a small coin:—mite.
STRONGS G3016:
λεπτός, λεπτή, λεπτόν (λέπω to strip off the bark, to peel), thin; small; τό λεπτόν, a very small brass coin, equivalent to the eighth part of an as (A. V. a mite; cf. Alex.'s Kitto and B. D. under the word; cf. F. R. Conder in the Bible Educator, 3:179): Mark 12:42; Luke 12:59; Luke 21:2; (Alciphron, epistles I, 9 adds κέρμα; Pollux, onom. 9, 6, sect. 92, supplies νόμισμα).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
12:42
Luke
12:59; 21:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3016 matches the Greek λεπτόν (lepton),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:14 - When the dew evaporated, a flaky substance as fine as frost blanketed the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:7 - “Every morning when Aaron maintains the lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:36 - Grind some of the mixture into a very fine powder and put it in front of the Ark of the Covenant,[fn] where I will meet with you in the Tabernacle. You must treat this incense as most holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:20 - He took the calf they had made and burned it. Then he ground it into powder, threw it into the water, and forced the people to drink it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:21 - I took your sin—the calf you had made—and I melted it down in the fire and ground it into fine dust. Then I threw the dust into the stream that flows down the mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:7 - He destroyed the pagan altars and the Asherah poles, and he crushed the idols into dust. He cut down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:14 - You will be smashed like a piece of pottery—
shattered so completely that
there won’t be a piece big enough
to carry coals from a fireplace
or a little water from the well.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:22 - Then you will destroy all your silver idols
and your precious gold images.
You will throw them out like filthy rags,
saying to them, “Good riddance!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:34 - “King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon has eaten and crushed us
and drained us of strength.
He has swallowed us like a great monster
and filled his belly with our riches.
He has thrown us out of our own country.
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