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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: 3006. λεῖος (leios) -- Smooth</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3006.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/revelation/18-13.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/3006.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> > 3006</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/3005.htm" title="3005">◄</a> 3006. leios <a href="../greek/3007.htm" title="3007">►</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">leios: Smooth</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">λεῖος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>leios<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>lay'-os<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(li'-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Smooth<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>smooth, level, plain.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root word "λεία" (leia), meaning "smooth" or "even."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of smoothness is "חָלָק" (chalak), which also means smooth or slippery. This term is used in the Old Testament to describe deceitful speech, as seen in Psalm 55:21: "His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek adjective "λεῖος" (leios) is used to describe something that is smooth, even, or level. In the context of the New Testament, it can refer to physical surfaces or metaphorically to describe speech or behavior that is smooth or flattering.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of smoothness was often associated with beauty, refinement, and eloquence. Smooth surfaces were valued in art and architecture, while smooth speech was associated with persuasive rhetoric. In the biblical context, smoothness could carry both positive and negative connotations, depending on whether it was used to describe genuine refinement or deceitful flattery.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>smooth<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>smooth (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 3006: λεῖος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λεῖος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">λεῖα</span>, <span class="greek2">λειον</span> (cf. Latin<span class="latin">levis</span>), <span class="accented">smooth, level</span>: opposed to <span class="greek2">τραχύς</span>, of ways, <a href="/interlinear/luke/3-5.htm">Luke 3:5</a>. (<a href="/interlinear/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4</a> <span class="manuref">Alex.</span>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/2-20.htm">Proverbs 2:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/17-40.htm">1 Samuel 17:40</a>; in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.)<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>smooth. <p>Apparently a primary word; smooth, i.e. "level" -- smooth. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>λεία λειας λείας λείος λείους leias leías<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/luke/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 3:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural">Adj-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς ὁδοὺς <b>λείας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AND THE ROUGH ROADS <span class="itali">SMOOTH;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ways [shall be] made <span class="itali">smooth;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into ways <span class="itali">smooth</span><p><b><a href="/greek/3006.htm">Strong's Greek 3006</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3006.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/leias_3006.htm">λείας — 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/3005.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3005"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3005" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3007.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3007"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3007" /></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>