Levite
ΛευΐτηςStrong’s G3019Leuitēs
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Leuitēs is the Greek word usually translated “levite” and “levites”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.”
Meaning
Usually translated “levite” and “levites”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a levite 2
- levites 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Acts 1
3 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
Λευΐτης Leuitēs · Levite
Λευείτης (Rec. Λευΐτης), -ου, ὁ [in LXX for לֵוִיִּי ;] a Levite: Luk.10:32, Jhn.1:19, Act.4:36.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “levite” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LE'VITE, noun
[from Levi, one the sons of Jacob.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.