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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions Matthew proper noun (book of the Bible, Gospel of Matthew) (given name, male) (biblical) w:Matthew the Evangelist, Matthew the Evangelist, one of the twelve disciples. A publican or tax-collector at Capernaum and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew. (biblical) The Gospel of St. Matthew, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist. Translations:  German: Matthí¤us Dutch: Matteí¼s French: Mathieu Italian: Matteo Spanish: Mateo Etymology: (cleanup, the ordering and formatting are confusing)The standard English form of the New Testament name (Matthaios), an Ancient Greek transliteration of the (JAram.) diminutive (Mattay, Maty). From Matthíus, the English spelling Matthew (earlier Matheu) comes directly from the Matthieu. Ultimately derived from the name (Matatyahu, Mattathias) or (Matityahu, Mattithiah), Matthew means "gift of Tetragrammaton, the Lord; gift of the god Yahu".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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