Levi

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Levi
       n : (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}]



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