Λευΐς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Λευῑ̈́ (Leuī̈́)
Λευείς (Leueís), Λευεί (Leueí)

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî) and -ς (-s, declension suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /leu̯.ǐːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /leˈwis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /leˈβis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /leˈvis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /leˈvis/

Proper noun

Λευῑ̈́ς • (Leuī̈́s) m (genitive Λευῑ̈́); irregular declension

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.

Declension

Irregular declension of ὁ Λευῑ̈́ς; τοῦ Λευῑ̈́ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Λευῑ̈́ς ho Leuī̈́s
Genitive	τοῦ Λευῑ̈́ toû Leuī̈́
Dative	τῷ Λευῑ̈́ tōî Leuī̈́
Accusative	τὸν Λευῑ̈́ν tòn Leuī̈́n
Vocative	Λευῑ̈́ Leuī̈́
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Λευῑ̈́της (Leuī̈́tēs)
Λευῑ̈τῐκός (Leuī̈tĭkós)

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
G3018 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible