Λευΐ
Leui
Levi
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word Λευΐ (Leui) has a lemma meaning of "Levi." It appears a total of 5 times in the Bible. Given its limited occurrence, the word Λευΐ seems to have a specific, perhaps technical or proper, usage. The mention of a personal or familial name, "Levi," suggests this word could be referring to an individual, possibly the tribe or family of Levi, as mentioned in Hebrews 7:13. In examining the word's function in biblical language, we might infer that its usage is largely contextual to the specific narrative or discussion in which it appears. This would mean that the word Λευΐ serves a particular purpose within a particular passage rather than having a general or broad application across the entire text.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences across the text
As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.
Matthew 10:3Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus;
Mark 3:18Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;
Luke 6:15Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Simon, who was called the Zealot;
Acts 1:13When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.