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Lexicon :: Strong's G3017 - leui

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Λευί
Transliteration
leui (Key)
Pronunciation
lyoo'-ee
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin לֵוִי (H3878)
mGNT
7x in 2 unique form(s) TR
5x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
72x in 1 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 4:234,529

Strong’s Definitions

†Λευΐ Leuḯ, lyoo'-ee; of Hebrew origin (H3878); Levi, the name of three Israelites:—Levi. Compare G3018.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G3017 in the following manner: Levi (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G3017 in the following manner: Levi (5x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†Λευΐ Leuḯ, lyoo'-ee; of Hebrew origin (H3878); Levi, the name of three Israelites:—Levi. Compare G3018.
STRONGS G3017:
Λευί and Λευίς (T Tr (yet see below) WH Λευεις (but Lachmann Λευίς; see εἰ, ἰ)), genitive Λευί (T Tr WH Λευει), accusative Λευίν (T WH Λεύειν, so Tr except in Mark 2:14) (Buttmann, 21 (19); Winer's Grammar, § 10, 1), ὁ (Hebrew לֵוִי a joining, from לָוָה, cf. Genesis 29:34), Levi;
1. the third son of the patriarch Jacob by his wife Leah, the founder of the tribe of Israelites which bears his name: Hebrews 7:5, 9; (Revelation 7:7).
2. the son of Melchi, one of Christ's ancestors: Luke 3:24.
3. the son of Simeon, also an ancestor of Christ: Luke 3:29.
4. the son of Alphaeus, a collector of customs ((A. V. publican)): Mark 2:14 (here WH (rejected) marginal reading Ἰάκωβον (see their note at the passage, cf. Weiss in Meyer on Matthew 7te Aufl., p. 2)); Luke 5:27, 29; according to common opinion he is the same as Matthew the apostle (Matthew 9:9); but cf. Grimm in the Theol. Studien und Kritiken for 1870. p. 727ff; (their identity is denied also by Nicholson on Matthew 9:9; yet see Patritius, De Evangeliis, 1., the passage cited i. quaest. 1; Venables in Alex.'s Kitto, under the word Matthew; Meyer, Commentary on Matthew, Introductory § 1).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
29:34
Matthew
7; 9:9; 9:9
Mark
2:14; 2:14
Luke
3:24; 3:29; 5:27; 5:29
Hebrews
7:5; 7:9
Revelation
7:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3017 matches the Greek Λευί (leui),
which occurs 72 times in 68 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 2 / 2 (1Ch 23:6–Mal 3:3)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:6 - And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:14 - But the sons of Moses the man of God were named among the tribe of Levi.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:24 - These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses, the heads of fathers’ houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:27 - For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:6 - And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the princes and Zadok the priest and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites, one father’s house being chosen for Eleazar and one chosen for Ithamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:20 - And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:17 - for Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:15 - I gathered them to the river that runs to Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:18 - And by the good hand of our God on us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebiah with his sons and kinsmen, 18;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:39 - For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, as well as the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:23 - As for the sons of Levi, their heads of fathers’ houses were written in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:20 - O house of Levi, bless the LORD!
You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:14 - I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance,
and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness,
declares the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:46 - and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who alone[fn] among the sons of Levi may come near to the LORD to minister to him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:31 - three gates, the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:13 - the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the Shimeites by itself, and their wives by themselves;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:8 - But you have turned aside from the way. You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says the LORD of hosts,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:3 - He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the LORD.[fn]

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