Clinton E. Arnold (March 2012), "Sceva, Solomon, and Shamanism: The Jewish Roots of the Problem at Colossae", Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 55 (1): p. 7–26
Blog , Canterbury Tales, Taylor Marshall, August 30, 2008, The Seven Sons of Sceva the High Priest
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The reason for this is that the name "Sceva" is a Hellenized version of the Latin word scaeva meaning "left-handed" and by extension, "sinister" and "untrustworthy". Lewis & Short's Latin Dictionary also attests to a classical meaning of "perverse" or "ominous".
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