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Meaning of Matthew | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmæθjuː

Definitions

  1. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. Matthew the Evangelist, one of the twelve Apostles. A publican or tax-collector at Capernaum and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew.
  4. The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.

Equivalents

Afrikaans Matteus
Беларуская Матвей
Bosanski mati
Català Mateu
Čeština Matěj Matouš Matyáš
Cymraeg Mathew
Ελληνικά Μάθιου Ματθαίος
Esperanto Mateo
Español mateo matías
Galego Mateu
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Makaio Mataio
עברית מתי מתתיהו
हिन्दी मत्ती
Hrvatski mati
Magyar Máté Mátyás
Հայերեն Մաթևոս Մատթեոս
Bahasa Indonesia Matius
Italiano Matteo Mattia
ქართული მათე
Қазақша Матай
한국어 마태 마태복음 마태오 매튜
Kurdî matî
Latina Matthaeus
Latviešu Matejs Matīss
Македонски Матеј
മലയാളം മത്തായി
Nederlands Matteüs Matthijs Thijs
Português Mateus
Română Matei
Slovenčina Matej Matúš
Slovenščina Matej
Shqip Mathe Matosh
Српски mati
Kiswahili Mathayo
Tagalog Mateo
Українська Матвій
اردو متی
Tiếng Việt Ma-thi-ơ Mát-thêu Mátthêu

Examples

“- - - My name is Matthew Bramble, at your service. The truth is, I have a foolish pique at the name of Matthew, because it savours of those canting hypocrites, who in Cromwell's time, christened all their children by names taken from the Scripture."”
“People with incorruptible names like Matthew are always calling people named Charles, Charlie. I wish my folks had named me Matthew. Matt is the worst that can be made of it.”
“The men, 37-year-old Matthew Allison and 34-year-old Dallas Humber, are the leaders of an online White supremacist group called the Terrorgram Collective, prosecutors say.”
“And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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