- Original: Σκευᾶς - Transliteration: Skeuas - Phonetic: skyoo-as' - Definition: Sceva = mind reader 1. a certain chief priest residing at Ephesus - Origin: apparently of Latin origin - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Apparently of Latin origin; left handed; Scevas (that is Scaevus) an Israelite: - Sceva. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Sceva, 1 Act 19:14