Lexical Summary lepton: peeled, fine, thin, small, light Original Word: λεπτόνTransliteration: lepton Phonetic Spelling: (lep-ton') Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: peeled, fine, thin, small, light Meaning: peeled, fine, thin, small, light Strong's Concordance mite. Neuter of a derivative of the same as lepis; something scaled (light), i.e. A small coin -- mite. see GREEK lepis Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3016: λεπτόςλεπτός, λεπτή, λεπτόν (λέπω to strip off the bark, to peel), thin; small; τό λεπτόν, a very small brass coin, equivalent to the eighth part of an as (A. V. a mite; cf. Alex.'s Kitto and B. D. under the word; cf. F. R. Conder in the Bible Educator, 3:179): Mark 12:42; Luke 12:59; Luke 21:2; (Alciphron, epistles I, 9 adds κέρμα; Pollux, onom. 9, 6, sect. 92, supplies νόμισμα). |
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