Strong's Lexicon

G3026

G3026 — λῆρος

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreeklerosnounOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G3026
Word:λῆρος
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:apparently a primary word
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:leros
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:lay`-ros
Meaning:1. foolish or idle talk, trivial chatter 2. an outlandish story 3. twaddle, prattle, or gossip
KJV Renderings:idle tale

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

λῆρος, ληρου, , 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.)

Englishman's Greek Concordance

λῆρος (idle tale)

Luke 24:11

KJV: And their words seemed to them as idle tales and they believed them not
GK: και εφάνησαν ενώπιον αυτών ώσει λήρος τα ρήματα αυτών και ηπίστουν αυταίς
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