Strong G3156Ματθαῖος
Matthew
- Transliteration
- Matthaios
- Pronunciation
- mat-thah'-yos
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A shorter form of G3161; Matthaeus (that is Matthitjah) an Israelite and Christian: - Matthew.
Detailed definition
Μαθθαῖος (Rec. Ματθ-, see WH, App., 159; Bl., § 3, 11; on the Semitic form, see Dalman, Words, 51; Gr., 142), -ου, ὁ,
Matthew: Mt title., Mat.9:9 10:3, Mrk.3:18, Luk.6:15, Act.1:13 (cf. Λευεί).†
(AS)
Matthew: Mt title., Mat.9:9 10:3, Mrk.3:18, Luk.6:15, Act.1:13 (cf. Λευεί).†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Matthew
Apostle, tax collector, author of the Gospel of Matthew.
Matthew, also known as Levi, was a tax collector who became one of Jesus' twelve apostles and authored the Gospel of Matthew (Mat.9.9; 10.3; Mrk.3.18; Luk.6.15; Act.1.13; Mrk.2.14; Luk.5.27,29,29).
In the Bible
Strong G3156 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- matthew5
First verses
- Matthew 9:9And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
- Matthew 10:3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;
- Mark 3:18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
- Luke 6:15Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes,
- Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.