Quick Definition
λέπρα, ας, ἡ n.f. leprosy
Strong's Definition
from the same as 3013; scaliness, i.e. "leprosy"
KJV Usage: leprosy
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ας | λεπίς
23.161 · Physiological Processes and States · Sickness, Disease, Weakness
leprosy, dread skin disease a dreaded condition of the skin, including what is now regarded as leprosy, as well as certain other types of infectious skin diseases, resulting in a person’s being regarded as ceremonially unclean and thus excluded from normal relations with other people
1 There are significant differences of opinion with regard to the nature of λέπρα as mentioned in the NT. Some authorities insist that this type of disease is not in any way related to so-called Hansens disease, while others assume that it does include Hansens disease as well as a number of other skin ailments, including psoriasis, seborrhea, and pinto (a white, spotted discoloration of the skin). From the standpoint of the biblical text, the factor of ritual uncleanness or impurity was even more important than the physical malady.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
λέπρα, -as, ἡ, (fr. the adj. λεπρός, 4. v-), Hebr. Apy, leprosy (lit. morbid scaliness], a most offensive, annoying, dangerous, cutaneous disease, the virus of which generally pervades the whole body; common in Egypt and the East (Lev. xiii. sq.): Mt. viii. 3; Mk.i.42; Lk. v. 12 sq. (Hdt., Theophr., Joseph., Plut., al.) [Cf. Orelli in Herzog 2 8. v. Aussatz; Greenhill in Bible Educator iv. 76 sq. 174 sq.; Ginsburg in Alex.’s Kitto s. v.; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 492 sqq.; McCl. and S. 5. v.]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
λέπρα lepra 4x
the leprosy, Mt. 8:3; Mk. 1:42; Lk. 5:12, 13*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
λέπρα, -ας, ἡ
(< λεπρός), [in LXX for צָרַעַת;]
leprosy: Mt 8:3, Mk 1:42, Lk 5:12, 13.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
λέπρα (lepra) — leprosy. λέπρ-α, Ionic dialect λέπ-ρη, ἡ, (λεπίς) leprosy, which makes the skin scaly, [LXX+5th c.BC+]