Strong G3019Λευΐτης
Levite
- Transliteration
- Leuitēs
- Pronunciation
- lyoo-ee'-tace
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense
Definition
From G3017; a Levite that is descendant of Levi: - Levite.
Detailed definition
Λευείτης
(Rec. Λευΐτης), -ου, ὁ [in LXX for לֵוִיִּי;]
a Levite: Luk.10:32, Jhn.1:19, Act.4:36.†
(AS)
(Rec. Λευΐτης), -ου, ὁ [in LXX for לֵוִיִּי;]
a Levite: Luk.10:32, Jhn.1:19, Act.4:36.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Levi
Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites
Levi, son of Jacob and Leah, was the progenitor of the Levites, the priestly tribe of Israel (Gen.29.34; 49.5-7; Exo.6.16-25).
In the Bible
Strong G3019 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- levite2
- levites1
First verses
- Luke 10:32And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
- John 1:19And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
- Acts 4:36And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,