Dictionary entry

λεπρός

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

λεπρός, -ά, -όν

(< λεπίς), [in LXX for צָרוּעַ, מְצֹרָע;]

1. (in cl.) scaly, rough.

2. leprous; chiefly as subst., ὁ λ., a leper: Mt 8:2 10:8 11:5, Mk 1:40, Lk 4:27 7:22 17:12; of Simon, formerly a leper, Mt 26:6, Mk 14:3.†