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Strong's G3015 λεπρός (lepros)

Lepros means “leper” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3015 — yagon (“grief”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3015
Language Greek
Linked Usages 21
Books 8

Strong's G3015 Quick Answer

Strong's G3015 λεπρὸς is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. lepros (lep-ros') adj. 1. scaly, i.e. leprous (a leper) [from lepo "to peel"] It has 21 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include lepers and leper. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Meaning
lepros (lep-ros') adj. 1. scaly, i.e. leprous (a leper) [from lepo "to peel"]
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Usage Words
lepers and leper

Meaning and Definition

lepros (lep-ros') adj. 1. scaly, i.e. leprous (a leper) [from lepo "to peel"] KJV: leper See also: G3014

Original Word
λεπρὸς
Morphology
A-NSM

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3015. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

leprous

Usage: λεπρός, -ά, -όν (λεπίς), [in LXX for צָרַע ;] __1. (in cl.) scaly, rough. __2. leprous; chiefly as subst., ὁ λ., a leper: Mat.8:2 10:8 11:5, Mrk.1:40, Luk.4:27 7:22 17:12; of Simon, formerly a leper, Mat.26:6, Mrk.14:3.† (AS)

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How Strong's G3015 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's G3015, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

lepers Matthew 10:8 leper Matthew 8:2

How Strong's G3015 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3015 (λεπρὸς) appears 13 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3015 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3015 in the New Testament

9 indexed usages in New Testament.

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.

Strong's G3015 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Leviticus 13:44 Septuagint / Brenton

he is a leprous man: the priest shall surely pronounce him unclean, his plague is in his head.

Leviticus 13:45 Septuagint / Brenton

And the leper in whom the plague is, let his garments be ungirded, and his head uncovered; and let him have a covering put upon his mouth, and he shall be called unclean.

Leviticus 14:2 Septuagint / Brenton

This is the law of the leper: in whatsoever day he shall have been cleansed, then shall he be brought to the priest.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3015.

Leviticus 13:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
he is a leprous man: the priest shall surely pronounce him unclean, his plague is in his head.
Leviticus 13:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the leper in whom the plague is, let his garments be ungirded, and his head uncovered; and let him have a covering put upon his mouth, and he shall be called unclean.
Leviticus 14:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the law of the leper: in whatsoever day he shall have been cleansed, then shall he be brought to the priest.
Leviticus 14:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall come forth out of the camp, and the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague of the leprosy is removed from the leper.
Numbers 5:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Charge the children of Israel, and let them send forth out of the camp every leper, and everyone who has an issue of the reins, and everyone who is unclean from a dead body.
2 Kingdoms 3:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all the house of his father; and let there not be wanting of the house of Joab one that has an issue, or a leper, or that leans on a staff, or that falls by the sword, or that wants bread.
4 Kingdoms 5:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Naaman was angry, and departed, and said, Behold, I said, He will by all means come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of his God, and lay his hand upon the place, and recover the leper.
4 Kingdoms 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there were four leprous men by the gate of the city: and one said to his neighbor, Why sit we here until we die?
4 Kingdoms 7:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these lepers entered a little way into the camp, and went into one tent, and ate and drank, and took thence silver, and gold, and raiment; and they went and returned thence, and entered into another tent, and took thence, and went and hid the spoil.
2 Chronicles 26:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Azariah the chief priest, and the other priests, turned to look at him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead; and they got him hastily out thence, for he also hastened to go out, because the Lord had rebuked him.
2 Chronicles 26:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and he dwelt as a leper in a separate house; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Jotham his son was set over his kingdom, judging the people of the land.
2 Chronicles 26:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial place of the kings, for they said, He is a leper; and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
Matthew 8:2 New Testament, KJV
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Matthew 10:8 New Testament, KJV
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Matthew 11:5 New Testament, 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.
Matthew 26:6 New Testament, KJV
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Mark 1:40 New Testament, 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 New Testament, 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 New Testament, 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 New Testament, 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 New Testament, KJV
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3015, grouped by book.

Leviticus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 4 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament

Strong's G3015 FAQ

What does lepros (λεπρός) mean?

Lepros (Strong's G3015) is a Greek word most simply glossed "leper". lepros (lep-ros') adj. 1. scaly, i.e. leprous (a leper) [from lepo "to peel"]

How many times is lepros (λεπρός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's G3015 across 8 books.

Where can I study lepros (λεπρός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3015 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

What English words translate lepros (λεπρός)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lepers and leper. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3015 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 12 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G3015, with linked reader references where each row is available.