Levi : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Levi	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Levi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Levi n (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel Synonym(s): Matthew, Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, St. Matthew the Apostle, Levi
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Levi adhesion. (1.) 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). (2.) The father of Matthat, and son of Simeon, of the ancestors of Christ (Luke 3:29). (3.) Luke 3:24. (4.) One of the apostles, the son of Alphaeus (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27, 29), called also Matthew (Matt. 9:9).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Levi, associated with him