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Matthew

Matthew

26 1.7
One of Jesus' twelve followers who was a tax collector and is often said to have written the first Gospel
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmæθju/
translation icon : Mateo
  • Yet without your Father's leave, not one of them can fall to the ground." Jesus, Matthew 10:29.

Examples

  • Thousands more followed Matthew and John, and Peter and James.

  • It's just Sam and Matthew, his deputy, around here.

  • Nobody liked Matthew because he was a tax collector, and no one liked her by association.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • It's part of the Box B minor Mass and the Saint Matthew Passion.

  • You know, in, in, in Matthew, this Jesus guy is walking around and he's saying things like love your enemies.

  • The problem is that Matthew is quoting it in the Greek translation of the Old Testament.

  • Or is this claim based on an over-literal reading of Matthew 16:18...

  • The man who drew them, Matthew Paris, was an Englishman, a monk of St. Albans.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • So, let's try enjoy it today, and keep in mind the words of Matthew 24:14, "It's only once everyone has heard the name Jehovah, that's when the New System will arrive."

  • In the New Testament, Matthew is recognized as one of Jesus's twelve apostles.

Synonyms

Saint Matthew
vsMatthew
1 4.7

One of Jesus's twelve followers in the Bible, often shown holding a book

is the same figure named without the saint honorific or apostle title

A person who was one of Jesus' twelve disciples and is believed to have written the first Gospel

is the same figure named without the saint honorific or apostle title
7.6

One of the twelve followers of Jesus who is said to have written the first Gospel in the New Testament

is the same figure named without the saint honorific or apostle title
St. Matthew
vsMatthew
4.1

A follower of Jesus who people say wrote the first Gospel

is the same figure named without the saint honorific or apostle title

Compounds

The first book in the Christian Bible that tells Jesus' life and teachings, including the Sermon on the Mount

Matthew Walker
  • Specialized
9.9

A stopper knot where you twist several rope strands together to stop a rope from fraying

Matthew Walker knot
  • Specialized
9.9

A knot tied at the end of a rope to stop the end passing through an opening

The first New Testament book that tells the story of Jesus's life and teachings, including the Sermon on the Mount

A person who was one of Jesus' twelve disciples and is believed to have written the first Gospel

One of the twelve followers of Jesus who is said to have written the first Gospel in the New Testament

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Matthew as the name of the apostle comes from the old Hebrew Mattityahu, which means 'gift of God'. A helpful way to remember the apostle Matthew is to think of him as God's 'gift' who became one of Jesus' twelve followers.