Λευΐ
Leui · Levi
Greek word · Strong’s number G3017 · appears 8 times in the Bible
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Leui (Λευΐ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Levi”.
The son of Jacob, ancestor of the priestly tribe; also the name of other men, among them the tax collector who followed Jesus.
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Leu·i
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Mark 2:14
And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he says to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.
- Luke 3:24
son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,
- Luke 3:29
son of Joshua, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi,
- Luke 5:27
And after this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.”
- Luke 5:29
And Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house; and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining at table with them.
- Hebrews 7:5
And those from among the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have a commandment to collect a tenth from the people according to the law, that is, from their brothers, although these have come from the loins of Abraham.
- Hebrews 7:9
And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid a tenth,
- Revelation 7:7
from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,