Dictionary entry

Levi (1)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

le'-vi (Lewi; Leui; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek Leuei):

(1) The 3rd son of Jacob by Leah. See separate article.

(2) (3) Two ancestors of Jesus in Luke's genealogy (Lu 3:24,29).

(4) The apostle Matthew.

SeeMATTHEW.