G3017 – Leui – Λευί Levi

Strong’s ID:
G3017
Greek Word:
Λευί
Transliteration:
Leui
Pronunciation:
lyoo’-ee
Part of Speech:
noun proper masculine
Usage Count:
5
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Find “Leui” in the Bible (New Testament)

Strong’s Greek Lexicon

of Hebrew origin H3878; Levi, the name of three Israelites:—Levi. Compare G3018.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

Levi = “joined”
1) the third son of the patriarch Jacob by his wife Leah, the founder of the tribe of Israelites which bears his name
2) the son of Melchi, one of Christ’s ancestors
3) the son of Simeon, an ancestor of Christ

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.