number - 3019
orig_word - Λευΐτης
word_orig - from (3017)
translit - Leuites
tdnt - 4:239,530
phonetic - lyoo-ee'-tace
part_of_speech - Noun Masculine
st_def - from «3017»; a Levite, i.e. descendant of Levi:--Levite.
IPD_def -
- one of the tribe of Levi
- 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.
English - Levite
letter - l
data - {"def":{"short":"a Levite, i.e., descendant of Levi","long":["one of the tribe of Levi","in a narrower sense those were called Levites who, not being of the race of Aaron, for whom alone the priesthood was reserved, served as assistants to the priests"]},"deriv":"from G3017","pronun":{"ipa":"lɛβˈi.tes","ipa_mod":"levˈi.te̞s","sbl":"leuitēs","dic":"lev-EE-tase","dic_mod":"lave-EE-tase"},"see":["G3017"],"comment":"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."}
usages - Levite
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id - 3018
strongs - 3019
base_word - Λευΐτης
data - {"def":{"short":"a Levite, i.e., descendant of Levi","long":["one of the tribe of Levi","in a narrower sense those were called Levites who, not being of the race of Aaron, for whom alone the priesthood was reserved, served as assistants to the priests"]},"deriv":"from G3017","pronun":{"ipa":"lɛβˈi.tes","ipa_mod":"levˈi.te̞s","sbl":"leuitēs","dic":"lev-EE-tase","dic_mod":"lave-EE-tase"},"see":["G3017"],"comment":"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."}
usage - Levite