Λευΐ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Λευῑ̈́ς (Leuī̈́s)
Λευεί (Leueí), Λευείς (Leueís)

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî).

Pronunciation

(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

Λευῑ̈́ • (Leuī̈́) m (indeclinable)

Levi

Usage notes

The uninflected form Λευῑ̈́ (Leuī̈́) is generally used in the Septuagint, while the inflected form Λευῑ̈́ς (Leuī̈́s) is preferred in the New Testament.

Derived terms

Λευῑ̈́της (Leuī̈́tēs)
Λευῑ̈τῐκός (Leuī̈tĭkós)

Proper noun

Λευῑ̈́ • (Leuī̈́)

genitive/dative/vocative singular of Λευῑ̈́ς (Leuī̈́s)

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