Lexicon
Matthaios: Matthew
Original Word: Ματθαῖος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Matthaios
Pronunciation: mat-thah'-yos
Phonetic Spelling: (mat-thah'-yos)
Definition: Matthew
Meaning: Matthew.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Matthew.
A shorter form of machomai; Matthaeus (i.e. Matthitjah), an Israelite and a Christian -- Matthew.
see GREEK machomai
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originvariant reading for
Maththaios, q.v.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3156: ΜαθθαῖοςΜαθθαῖος,
Μαθθάν, see
Ματθαῖος,
Ματθάν.
STRONGS NT 3156: ΜατθαῖοςΜατθαῖος (L T Tr WH Μαθθαῖος, cf. Buttmann, 8 (7); (WHs Appendix, 159b; Scrivener, Introduction, chapter viii. § 5, p. 562)), Ματθαιου (Buttmann, 18 (16)), ὁ (commonly regarded as Hebrew מַתִּיָה, gift of God, from מַתָּן and יָהּ; but מַתִּיָּה is in Greek Ματθίας, and the analogy of the names חַגַּי (from חָג a festival) in Greek Αγγαιος, זַכַּי, Ζακχαῖος, and others, as well as the Syriac form of the name before us yTM [] (and its form in the Talmud, viz., מתי or מתאי; Sanhedrin 43{a}; Meuschen, N. T. ex Talm. illustr., p. 8) certainly lead us to adopt the Aramaic form מַתַּי, and to derive that from the unused singular מַת, a man, plural מְתִים; hence, equivalent to manly, cf. Grimm in the Studien und Kritiken for 1870, p. 723ff), Matthew, at first a collector of imposts, afterward an apostle of Jesus: Matthew 9:9ff (cf. Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27ff; see Λευί, 4); Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13. According to Papias (in Eusebius, h. e. 3, 39) he wrote down Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ τά (κυριακα) λόγια, i. e. the sayings of our Lord; this collection of discourses, perhaps already retouched by someone else and translated into Greek, the author of our first canonical Gospel combined with accounts of the acts and sufferings of Christ, and so it came to pass that this Gospel was ascribed by the church to Matthew as its author. (But this theory seems to be rendered unnecessary by the fact that λόγια had already come to denote sacred oracles equivalent to ἱερά γράμματα, Josephus, b. j. 6, 5, 4, or ἱεραι γραφαί, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 53, 1 [ET]; see the added references under the word λόγιον. Cf. Fisher, Supernat. Origin of Christianity, pp. 160-167; and references in Schaff, Hist. of the Christ. Church, i., 622f; Bleek, Einl. ins N. T. (edited by Mangold), p. 115f.)
Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattithyahu), meaning "gift of Yahweh."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H4993 מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattithyahu) • "gift of Yahweh"
• H4992 מַתִּתְיָה (Mattithyah) • a shortened form of Mattithyahu, also meaning "gift of Yahweh"
Matthew's transformation from a tax collector to a devoted follower of Christ exemplifies the power of Jesus' call and the grace extended to all individuals, regardless of their past. His Gospel continues to be a foundational text for understanding the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Usage: The name Ματθαῖος is used in the New Testament to refer to one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, who is also traditionally credited as the author of the Gospel of Matthew.
Context: Ματθαῖος, known as Matthew, is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. He is identified as a tax collector before his calling by Jesus, as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew. In Matthew 9:9 (BSB), it states, "As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. 'Follow Me,' He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him." This calling signifies a transformative moment, as Matthew leaves his profession to become a disciple of Christ.
Matthew is traditionally attributed as the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament, which bears his name. The Gospel of Matthew is known for its emphasis on Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and its detailed account of Jesus' teachings, including the Sermon on the Mount.
In the lists of apostles, Matthew is consistently mentioned, such as in Matthew 10:3 (BSB): "Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus." His role as an apostle underscores his importance in the early Christian community and his contribution to the spread of the Gospel message.
Forms and Transliterations
Μαθθαιον Μαθθαῖον Μαθθαιος Μαθθαῖος Maththaion Maththaîon Maththaios MaththaîosLinks
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