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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3013. λεπίς (lepis) -- Scale</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3013.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/13-21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3013.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3013</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3012.htm" title="3012">◄</a> 3013. lepis <a href="../greek/3014.htm" title="3014">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">lepis: Scale</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">λεπίς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>lepis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>leh-PEES<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(lep-is')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Scale<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a scale, a scaly substance thrown off from the body.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb "λέπω" (lepō), meaning "to peel" or "to scale."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "λεπίς," the concept of scales or coverings can be related to Hebrew words like "קשקשת" (qashqesheth), which refers to scales of fish or armor, and "עור" (or), meaning skin or hide, which can metaphorically imply a covering.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "λεπίς" (lepis) refers to a scale, particularly in the context of something that covers or obscures vision. It is used metaphorically to describe the removal of spiritual blindness or ignorance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, scales were commonly associated with fish and reptiles, and the term was used to describe anything that resembled a thin, flat covering. In a metaphorical sense, scales could represent barriers to understanding or perception. In the biblical context, the removal of scales signifies the restoration of sight, both physically and spiritually, symbolizing enlightenment and revelation.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from lepó (to peel)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a scale (of a fish)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>scales (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3013: λεπίς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λεπίς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">λεπιδος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">λέπω</span> to strip off the rind or husk, to peel, to scale), <span class="accented">a scale</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/9-18.htm">Acts 9:18</a>. (the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>; <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, others (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 7, 61).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>fish scale.<p>From lepo (to peel); a flake -- scale. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>λεπίδας λεπιδες λεπίδες λεπίσιν λεπίσματα lepides lepídes<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/9-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὀφθαλμῶν ὡς <b>λεπίδες</b> ἀνέβλεψέν τε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> something like <span class="itali">scales,</span> and he regained his sight,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as <span class="itali">it had been scales:</span> and he received sight<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> eyes as it were <span class="itali">scales</span> he saw again also<p><b><a href="/greek/3013.htm">Strong's Greek 3013</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3013.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/lepides_3013.htm">λεπίδες — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3012.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3012"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3012" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3014.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3014"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3014" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>