Matthew

American  

[math-yoo] / ˈmæθ yu /

noun

1. one of the 12 apostles of Jesus, believed to be the author of the first Gospel: originally called Levi.

2. (in the New Testament) the first Gospel. Matt.

3. a male given name.

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Matthew British  

/ ˈmæθjuː /

noun

1. a tax collector of Capernaum called by Christ to be one of the 12 apostles (Matthew 9:9–13; 10:3). Feast day: Sept 21 or Nov 16

2. the first Gospel, traditionally ascribed to him

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Etymology

Origin of Matthew

From Old French Mathieu, from Late Latin Matthaeus, from Greek Matthaîos, Maththaîos, from Aramaic Mattāi, shortening of Hebrew Mattityāh(ū), Mattanyāh(ū) “Gift of Yahweh”

Example Sentences

Still, analyst Matthew Hope highlights a first mention of a legacy contract with pricing of some 65%-70% of spot.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first venture capitalists were wealthy individuals like Brown and Englishman Matthew Boulton—who subsidized James Watt’s steam engine in Great Britain—and scions of wealthy dynasties like the Rockefellers in the U.S.

From Barron's

At the midpoint, that implies the company is expecting sequential growth — something that Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Matthew Prisco said hasn’t played out in 16 years between those two quarters.

From MarketWatch

Matthew Campen, the senior author of the brain study, did not respond to AFP's request for comment.

From Barron's

Matthew McLennan is the head of the Global Value team at First Eagle Investments, which is based in New York and had $181 billion in assets under management as of Dec.

From MarketWatch