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Footnote:
| 5 | λέπρα, ας (ἡ) lèpre, skin disease characterized by scaly patches, Herodotus 1.138; Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1248; Theophrastus, Suda 13, etc.; Plutarch, Moralia 353f, 670f; in the plural, Hippocrates 114. || Ionic variant λέπρη, Herodotus, loc. cit.; Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1248. Etymology: from λέπω (lepo), meaning "to peel" or "to scale." λέπρα (lépra) in ancient Greek could refer to any sort of skin disease that caused scaly, flaky, or rough patches on the skin. The term was used broadly to describe various skin conditions, not necessarily the specific disease we know as leprosy today. (cf. Logeion λέπρα) |