Λευί

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Λευίς (Leuís)

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /leu̯.ǐː/ → /leˈβi/ → /leˈvi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /leu̯.ǐː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /leˈwi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /leˈβi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /leˈvi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /leˈvi/

Proper noun

Λευῑ́ • (Leuī́) m (indeclinable)

1. Levi.

Usage notes

The uninflected form is generally used in the LXX, while the inflected form Λευίς (Leuís) is preferred in the New Testament.

Derived terms

• Λευίτης (Leuítēs)
• Λευιτικός (Leuitikós)

References

• Nestle, Eberhard, Aland, Kurt with et al. (2012) Novum Testamentum Graece‎^[1], 28th revised edition, 4th corrected printing edition, Stuttgart: Stuttgart Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, →ISBN
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• G3017 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible