Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • One of the 12 Apostles and the traditionally accepted author of the first Gospel of the New Testament.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun Saint Matthew, a disciple of Jesus; author of the first Gospel.

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  • proper noun A male given name of biblical origin.
  • proper noun A patronymic surname.
  • proper noun Matthew the Evangelist, one of the twelve Apostles. A publican or tax-collector at Capernaum and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew.
  • proper noun biblical The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount
  • noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Late Latin Matthaeus, from Greek Matthaios, from Hebrew Mattayyāh, gift of Yahweh : mattān, gift (from nātan, to give; see ntn in Semitic roots) + yāh, Yahweh; see hwy in Semitic roots.]

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From earlier Matheu, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaios), from Hebrew מתתיהו (Matatyahu), מתיתיהו (Matityahu), meaning "gift of the Lord; gift of Yahweh; gift of Jehovah".

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Examples

  • DAN WINKLER, FATHER OF MATTHEW WINKLER: Now we turn our immediate attention to the remembrance of our son Matthew and the care of three precious children.

    CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2006 2006

  • DAN WINKLER, MATTHEW WINKLER'S FATHER: We turn our immediate attention to the remembrance of our son Matthew and the care of three precious children.

    CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2006 2006

  • DAN WINKLER, FATHER OF MATTHEW WINKLER: We turn our immediate attention to the remembrance of our son Matthew and the care of three precious children.

    CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2006 2006

  • FRED C. MARTINEZ, ATTORNEY FOR MATTHEW PROPP: Well, Matthew is not fighting for anything.

    CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2002 2002

  • The card certainly appeared official enough, with its gold embossed FBI seal in the top corner, and the name Matthew Hostetler—Supervising Special Agent centered below.

    The God Hater Bill Myers 2010

  • Jesus in Matthew is clearly giving the same authority to Peter.

    Theology on Tap Presentation on the Church 2007

  • Jesus in Matthew is clearly giving the same authority to Peter.

    Archive 2007-03-01 2007

  • What is striking is that the name Matthew was one invariably associated with a priestly, not a kingly or royal, lineage.

    The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

  • What is striking is that the name Matthew was one invariably associated with a priestly, not a kingly or royal, lineage.

    The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

  • “Does the name Matthew Shepard mean anything to you?”

    RAINBOW road alex sanchez 2005

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