Quick Definition
folly, nonsense, idle talk
Strong's Definition
twaddle, i.e. an incredible story
Derivation: apparently a primary word;
KJV Usage: idle tale
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
λῆρος, ληρου, ὁ, idle talk, nonsense: Luk_24:11. (4Ma_5:10; Xenophon, an. 7, 7, 41; Aristophanes, others; plural joined with παιδιαι, Plato, Protag., p. 347 d.; with φλυαριαι, ibid., Hipp., major edition, p. 304 b.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
λῆρος lēros 1 x
idle talk; an empty tale, nonsense, Luk_24:11
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** λῆρος , -ου , ὁ ,
[in LXX : 4Ma_5:10 * ;]
silly talk, nonsense: Luk_24:11 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
λῆρος [page 374]
This subst. is read by the editor in PSI V. 534 .16 (iii/B.C.) οὔτε λήρ̣ων .
For the corresponding verb see P Fay 114 .21 (A.D. 100) μὴ ον ( l. οὖν ) ληρήσῃς τὸν ἐκτιναγμόν σου , don t talk non-sense about your threshing (Edd.), cf. P Giss I. 64 .8 (ii/A.D.) ληρεῖ : and for the adj. ληρώδης see BGU III. 1011 ii. 15 (ii/B.C.) πολ [λὰ ] ληρώι [δη ] καὶ ψευδῆ προσα̣γ̣[γ ]έλ̣[λε ]ται .
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
λῆρος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX: 4Ma.5:10 * ;]
silly talk, nonsense: Luk.24:11.†
(AS)