Levis

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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]

Levis Wrongly taken in 1E  Esther 9:14 as a proper name; in   Ezra 10:15 ‘Shabbethai the Levite’ stands in place of ‘Levis and Sabbateus.’

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]

lē´vis ( Λευίς , Leuı́s ): 1 Esdras 9:14, properly the Levite of   Ezra 10:15; "Shabbethai the Levite" for "Levis and Sabbateus."

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]

( Λευίς ), given ( 1 Esdras 9:14) as a proper name, but meaning simply a Levite, as correctly rendered in the parallel Hebrew passage ( Ezra 10:15).

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