Matthew

[math-yoo]

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.

Matthew

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Matthew¹

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

For quarterback Matthew Stafford “the biggest thing is not being in your own house, not having your family around, all that kind of stuff,” he said.

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Matthew Call is an associate professor in the department of management at Texas A&M University’s Mays School of Management.

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It's a similar story for Hannah Matthew, whose TikTok account is full of videos of baking ingredients, gently flickering candles and tea pouring from pretty pots.

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The briefing, written by senior civil servant Matthew Rycroft is marked R, understood to mean restricted.

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“The joke is that…Los Angeles does have an affordable-housing strategy: It’s called Phoenix,” said Matthew Lewis, a spokesman for California YIMBY, referring to a recent outflow of Californians to cities with lower housing costs.

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