Strong G3017G3017HΛευΐ
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 Simeon, an ancestor of Jesus
Levi, son of Simeon, an ancestor of Jesus mentioned in Luke's genealogy (Lk.3.29).
In the Bible
Strong G3017H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- levi1
First verses
- Luke 3:29Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,