Mark 1:42:7Mark.1.42.W7TAB
λέπρα
lepra
“leprosy”
- Transliteration
- LE-pra
- Extended
- LEH-prah
- IPA
- /ˈle.pra/
Meaning by language
- English
- leprosy
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-pra
- sentence
KAI eu-THYS a-PÊL-then ap au-TOU hê LE-pra KAI e-ka-tha-RI-sthê
Exegesis
The noun phrase hē lepra {ἡ λέπρα | hē lé-pra} functions as the subject of apēlthen, almost personifying the disease as something that can physically leave.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda–epsilon–pi–rho
“scaly”
In context — Mark 1:42
And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed .
About this coordinate
Mark 1:42:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 1:42, so the Greek word λέπρα (lepra) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Mark.1.42.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.42.W7.S1) and character.