Strong G3017G3017GΛευΐ
Levi
One of the 4 senses of Strong G3017
- Transliteration
- Leui
- Pronunciation
- lyoo-ee'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Levi, [perhaps] "wild cow" or "person pledged for a debt or vow"
Detailed definition
Λευεί (indecl.) and Λευείς (Rec. -υΐ, -υΐς), genitive Λευεί, accusative -είν, ὁ (Heb. H3878)
Levi;
1. the son of Jacob: Heb.7:5, 9, Rev.7:7.
2. Son of Melchi: Luk.3:24.
3. Son of Simeon: Luk.3:29.
4. Son of Alphæus (cf. Μαθθαῖος): Mrk.2:14 (WH, mg., Ἰάκωβον), Luk.5:27, 29.†
(AS)
Levi;
1. the son of Jacob: Heb.7:5, 9, Rev.7:7.
2. Son of Melchi: Luk.3:24.
3. Son of Simeon: Luk.3:29.
4. Son of Alphæus (cf. Μαθθαῖος): Mrk.2:14 (WH, mg., Ἰάκωβον), Luk.5:27, 29.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Levi
Son of Melchi, an ancestor of Jesus
Levi, son of Melchi, an ancestor of Jesus mentioned in Luke's genealogy (Lk.3.24).
In the Bible
Strong G3017G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- levi1
First verses
- Luke 3:24Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,