"a Levite, one of the posterity of Levi, Jn. 1:19; Lk. 10:32; Acts 4:36*"
Definition and meaning
a Levite, one of the posterity of Levi, Jn. 1:19; Lk. 10:32; Acts 4:36*
In the original Greek the word is written: Λευίτης
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of leuites (G3019) across the King James Bible.
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas,(which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
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Common questions
Strong's G3019 (leuites) is a Greek word that means: a Levite, one of the posterity of Levi, Jn. 1:19; Lk. 10:32; Acts 4:36* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word leuites (G3019) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3019 is leuites, a Greek word defined as: a Levite, one of the posterity of Levi, Jn. 1:19; Lk. 10:32; Acts 4:36*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
leuites is a Greek word found in the New Testament.