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Strong's #3019 - Λευΐτης
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- 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.
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Λευίτης [ ῑ], ου, ὁ,
Levite, Luke 10:32, Plu. 2.671f: — fem. Λευῖτις, φυλή v.l. in J. AJ 3.11.1; Λευῑτικός, ή, όν, Hebrews 7:11; τὸ -κόν, title of book of VT.
Λευίτης (T WH Λευειτης (so Tr except in Acts 4:36; see εἰ, ἰ)), Λευίτου, ὁ, a Levite;
a. one of Levi's posterity.
b. in a norrower sense those were called Levites (Hebrew לֵוִי בְּנֵי, לְוִיִּים) who, not being of the race of Aaron for whom alone the priesthood was reserved, served as assistants of 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 sacred hymns in the temple, and do many other things; so Luke 10:32; John 1:19; Acts 4:36; ((Plutarch, quaest. conv. 1. iv. quaest. 6, 5; Philo de vit. Moys. i. § 58). See BB. DD., under the word
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Λευείτης
(Rec. Λευΐτης ), -ου , ὁ ,
[in LXX for H3881;]
a Levite: Luke 10:32, John 1:19, Acts 4:36.†
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