'Levi' definitions:
Definition of 'Levi'
(from WordNet)
noun
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: Matthew, Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, St. Matthew the Apostle, Levi]
Definition of 'levi'
From: Easton
- Levi adhesion.
- The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah's words (Gen. 29:34), "This time will my husband be joined [Heb. yillaveh] unto me." He is mentioned as taking a prominent part in avenging his sister Dinah (Gen. 34:25-31). He and his three sons went down with Jacob (46:11) into Egypt, where he died at the age of one hundred and thirty-seven years (Ex. 6:16).
- The father of Matthat, and son of Simeon, of the ancestors of Christ (Luke 3:29).
- Luke 3:24.
- One of the apostles, the son of Alphaeus (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27, 29), called also Matthew (Matt. 9:9).
Definition of 'levi'
From: Hitchcock
- Levi, associated with him