Matthew

Meaning

1. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Synonyms

Levi

Matt

Gospel According to Matthew

Saint Matthew

Saint Matthew the Apostle

St. Matthew

St. Matthew the Apostle

Matthias

Translations

Matteo

Mateus

Matthieu

Matthias

Ματθαίος

Mateo

Matthäus

Matteüs

Martinus

Mathieu

Matthaeus

Mattia

Mateu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæθjuː/

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew: מַתִּתְיָהוּ

In summary

From earlier Matheu, from Old French Mathieu, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Aramaic מַתַּי (mattay). Compare Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”). Doublet of Mattathias.

Sentences

Matthew had questions about his ancestry and ended up meeting his biological father .