Levi
ΛευΐStrong’s G3156Leui
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Leui is the Greek word usually translated “matthew”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “matthew”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- matthew 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 10:3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
- Mark 3:18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
- Luke 6:15Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
- Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
Greek dictionary
Λευΐ Leui · Levi
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.