Lexicon
Λευΐτης
Leuitēs
G3019
N:N--PG Greek

Levite

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Greek
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Leuites identifies a person described as a Levite, whether acting individually or sent with priests.

Leuites is used to identify people as Levites: individual men are described in a family setting and in travel, while a plural form names Levites sent with priests from Jerusalem.

Senses in use

  1. People identified as Levites · dominant

    The nominative singular form identifies Joseph in Acts 4:36 and a traveler in Luke 10:32; in Acts 4:36 the APB renders Joseph as “a Levite of Cyprus by family,” while in Luke 10:32 it says that a Levite came to the place, saw the man, and passed by. The accusative plural in John 1:19 names Levites sent with priests from Jerusalem to question John.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “Levite” for the singular individuals in Acts 4:36 and Luke 10:32 and “Levites” for the group in John 1:19. These renderings confirm the verse-level presentation rather than every detail of the Greek term.

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