Matthaeus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū), meaning "gift of the Lord".

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Matthaeus m (genitive Matthaeī); second declension

  1. A male given name of biblical origin.
  2. 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.
  3. (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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