John 1:19

19AndΚαὶthisαὕτηisἐστὶνtheἡtestimonyμαρτυρίατοῦof JohnἸωάννουwhenὅτεsentἀπέστειλανtheοἱJewsἸουδαῖοιfromἐξJerusalemἹεροσολύμωνpriestsἱερεῖςandκαὶLevitesΛευίταςthatἵναthey might askἐρωτήσωσινhimαὐτόν·YouΣὺwhoτίςareεἶ;

And this is the testimony of John when the Jews of Jerusalem sent to him priests and Levites so that they might ask him, “Who are you?”

Vocab difficulty

31.6

Rare words

  • Λευίτας

    Λευίτης

    a Levite, properly a man of the tribe of Levi; hence: a priest's assistant, an under priest, as the members of that tribe were charged with this duty.