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Λευίτης

MainId: 003039000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: λ

StrongCodes: G3019

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003039001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun-name, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: Λευίτης

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003039001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 53.91

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Religious Activities

      LEXSubDomains: Roles and Functions

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-11-05 20:02:21

         DefinitionShort: a member of the tribe of Levi and having the responsibility to serve as an assistant to Jewish priests

         Glosses: a Levite

         Comments: In most languages Λευίτης has simply been transliterated, but in other languages it is rendered as ‘assistant priest,’ especially in those contexts in which religious activity is involved.

      LEXReferences: LUKE 10:32, YHN 1:19, ACTs 4:36