◄ 3019. Leuités ►
Strong's Lexicon Leuités: Levite Original Word: Λευίτης Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Leuités Pronunciation: lay-oo-ee'-tace Phonetic Spelling: (lyoo-ee'-tace) Definition: Levite Meaning: a Levite, properly a man of the tribe of Levi; hence: a priest's assistant, an under priest, as the members of that tribe were charged with this duty. Word Origin: Derived from Λευί (Leui), which is the Greek form of Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3881 (לֵוִי): Levi - H3878 (לֵוִי): Levi (as a personal name) Usage: The term "Leuités" refers to a member of the tribe of Levi, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. In the New Testament, it is used to denote individuals who are descendants of Levi and who often served specific religious roles, particularly in the context of the Temple in Jerusalem. Cultural and Historical Background: The Levites held a unique position among the tribes of Israel. They were set apart for religious duties and were not given a territorial inheritance like the other tribes. Instead, they were distributed among the other tribes and supported through tithes and offerings. The Levites were responsible for the care of the Tabernacle (and later the Temple), and they assisted the priests, who were also from the tribe of Levi but specifically descended from Aaron. This distinction is crucial in understanding their role in Israelite society and worship. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from Leui Definition a Levite, a desc. of Levi NASB Translation Levite (2), Levites (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3019: Λευίτης Λευίτης (T WH Λευειτης (so Tr except in Acts 4:36; see εἰ, ἰ)), Λευίτου, ὁ, a Levite; a. one of Levi's posterity. b. in a norrower sense those were called Levites (Hebrew לֵוִי בְּנֵי, לְוִיִּים) who, not being of the race of Aaron for whom alone the priesthood was reserved, served as assistants of the priests. It was their duty to keep the sacred utensils and the temple clean, to provide the sacred loaves, to open and shut the gates of the temple, to sing sacred hymns in the temple, and do many other things; so Luke 10:32; John 1:19; Acts 4:36; ((Plutarch, quaest. conv. 1. iv. quaest. 6, 5; Philo de vit. Moys. i. § 58). See BB. DD., under the word ; Edersheim, The Temple, 2nd edition, p. 63ff.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Levite. From Leui; a Levite, i.e. Descendant of Levi -- Levite. see GREEK Leui Forms and Transliterations Λευειτας Λευείτας Λευειτης Λευείτης Λευίτας Λευίτης Leuitas Leuítas Leuites Leuitēs Leuítes Leuítēs Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Luke 10:32 N-NMS GRK: δὲ καὶ Λευίτης γενόμενος κατὰ NAS: Likewise a Levite also, when he came KJV: And likewise a Levite, when he was at INT: moreover also a Levite was at John 1:19 N-AMP GRK: ἱερεῖς καὶ Λευίτας ἵνα ἐρωτήσωσιν NAS: to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem KJV: priests and Levites from Jerusalem INT: priests and Levites that they might ask Acts 4:36 N-NMS GRK: Υἱὸς Παρακλήσεως Λευίτης Κύπριος τῷ NAS: Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, KJV: of consolation,) a Levite, [and] of the country INT: Son of encouragement a Levite a Cypriot at the Strong's Greek 3019 3 Occurrences Λευίτας — 1 Occ. Λευίτης — 2 Occ.