Λευίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Λευί (Leuí)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /leu̯.ǐːs/ → /leˈβis/ → /leˈvis/

• (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

Λευῑ́ς • (Leuī́s) m (genitive Λευί); irregular declension

1. Levi

Usage notes

The uninflected form Λευί (Leuí) is generally used in the LXX, while the inflected form is preferred in the New Testament.

Inflection

Irregular declension of ὁ Λευίς; τοῦ Λευί (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Λευίς ho Leuís
Genitive	τοῦ Λευί toû Leuí
Dative	—
Accusative	τὸν Λευίν tòn Leuín
Vocative	Λευίς Leuís
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Λευίτης (Leuítēs)
• Λευιτικός (Leuitikós)

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