Greek - English Dictionary
G3019 - Levites
| Strong's No.: | G3019 |
| Greek: | Λευΐτης |
| Transliteration: | Leuitēs |
| Phonetic: | lyoo-ee'-tace |
| Word Origin: | From G3017 |
| Bible Usage: | Levite. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | a Levite that is descendant of Levi |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. one of the tribe of Levi 2. in a narrower sense those were called Levites who, not being of the family of Aaron, for whom alone the priesthood was reserved, served as assistants to the priests. It was their duty to keep the sacred utensils and the temple clean, to provide the sacred loaves, to open and shut the gates of the temple, to sing the sacred hymns in the temple, and to do many other things. |
| Bible References:
Levites |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Levite ( 2 )
Levites ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.