Matthaeus
Latin
Alternative forms
- Matt. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū), meaning "gift of the Lord".
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /matˈtʰae̯.us/, [matˈtʰae̯.ʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmat.tɛ.us/
Proper noun
Matthaeus m (genitive Matthaeī); second declension
- A male given name of biblical origin.
- 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.
- (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.
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Matthaeus |
| Genitive | Matthaeī |
| Dative | Matthaeō |
| Accusative | Matthaeum |
| Ablative | Matthaeō |
| Vocative | Matthaee |
References
- Matthaeus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Matthaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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