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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

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

Translation
Occurrences:
Levite ( 2 )
Levites ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.