Matthew
Americannoun
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one of the 12 apostles of Jesus, believed to be the author of the first Gospel: originally called Levi.
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(in the New Testament) the first Gospel. Matt.
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a male given name.
noun
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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
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the first Gospel, traditionally ascribed to him
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
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“If the Fed were to follow market pricing and deliver a hike this year, we think the market will eventually view this as a policy mistake,” say fixed-income strategists led by Matthew Hornbach.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
The Paramount and Fox deals “play against Netflix in a way,” Matthew Condon, a director of research at Citizens JMP, told Barron’s.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Joe Root will deputise for Stokes as captain, with Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and uncapped pair Sonny Baker and Jordan Cox coming into the team.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
In research with economist Matthew Kahn, for example, Harrington has shown how work from home has enabled more women with children to remain on the job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
“I gotta go number one real bad,” Matthew said.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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