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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"In terms of threat to the trade of crude, we're at the worst period that we've been in since this since this crisis began," said Matthew Wright, an analyst at ship-tracking firm Kpler.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Co-author Matthew Siegler of the University of Hawaii created detailed temperature models for the moon's south polar region.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Schools used most of the money for everyday expenses, said Matthew Hendricks, the company’s founder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“The theater owners have never had it so good,” said Matthew Byam Shaw, a veteran theater producer and executive producer of the Netflix series “The Crown,” which began as a West End play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
I considered joining the next match, but Matthew told Bright and me that Uncle Jack wanted to talk to us, so we gathered round him with our mates as the new match began.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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