Lepton means “mite” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3016 — yagor (“afraid”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3016 λεπτόν (lepton) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. lepton (lep-ton') n. 1. something scaled (light), i.e. a small coin [neuter of a derivative of the same as G3013] It has 3 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include mite. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
lepton (lep-ton') n. 1. something scaled (light), i.e. a small coin [neuter of a derivative of the same as G3013] KJV: mite Root(s): G3013
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3016. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
coin
Usage: λεπτός, -ή, -όν (λέπω, to peel), __1. peeled. __2. fine, thin, small, light; hence, in late Gk., as subst. τὸ λ., a small coin (one-eighth of an as, AV, mite): Mrk.12:42, Luk.12:59 21:2.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render lepton, 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.
Indexed coverage includes 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.
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3 indexed usages in New Testament.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3016.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3016, grouped by book.
Lepton (Strong's G3016) is a Greek word most simply glossed "mite". lepton (lep-ton') n. 1. something scaled (light), i.e. a small coin [neuter of a derivative of the same as G3013]
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's G3016 across 2 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3016 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as mite. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.