Bible Dictionary
Semei
Semei is a Greek form of Shimei. The name refers to several individuals, including an ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy and a man who put away his foreign wife.
Definition
Semei is a Greek form or translation form of the name Shimei. The name refers to more than one person in biblical and related genealogical records.
Biblical Usage
Semei appears as an ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy. Another Semei is identified with Shimei, one of those who put away a foreign wife; the name also occurs in the additions to Esther.
Historical Background
The Revised Version uses “Semein” for the person called Semei in Luke’s genealogy and “Semeias” in the addition to Esther.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Mentioned in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:26).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(the Greek form of Shimei).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>sem'-e-i:</p><p>(1) (Codex Alexandrinus Semei; Codex Vaticanus Semeei): One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:33) = "Shimei" "of the sons of Hashum" in Ezr 10:33.</p><p>(2) the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) "Semeias" (Additions to Esther 11:2).</p><p>(3) the King James Version form of the Revised Version (British and American) "Semein" (Lu 3:26).</p>