Definitions for Matthew
ˈmæθ yumatthew

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Matthew, Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, St. Matthew the Apostle, Levinoun

   (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel

2. Matthew, Gospel According to Matthewnoun

   one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Matthewnoun

   of biblical origin.

2. Matthewnoun

   Matthew the Evangelist, one of the twelve disciples. A publican or tax-collector at Capernaum and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew.

3. Matthewnoun

   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.

4. Etymology: From earlier Matheu, from Matthaeus, from Ματθαῖος, from מתתיהו, מתיתיהו, meaning "gift of the Lord; gift of Yahweh; gift of Jehovah".

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1. matthew

   Matthew is a traditionally masculine given name of Hebrew origin. Derived from the Hebrew name "Matityahu," it translates to "gift of God". It is a popular name in many English-speaking countries and is often associated with Christianity due to its use as the name of one of Jesus Christ's apostles in the New Testament of the Bible, namely, Matthew the Evangelist.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Matthew

   a publican, by the Sea of Tiberias, who being called became a disciple and eventually an apostle of Christ; generally represented in Christian art as an old man with a large flowing beard, often occupied in writing his gospel, with an angel standing by.

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1. matthew

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MATTHEW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Matthew is ranked #5408 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Matthew surname appeared 6,436 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Matthew.
   
   54.3% or 3,499 total occurrences were White.
   32.6% or 2,101 total occurrences were Black.
   5.7% or 368 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.7% or 243 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.5% or 167 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 58 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Apostle
   • Evangelist
   • Gospel
   • Book

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Matthew' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3858

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Matthew' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2594

How to pronounce Matthew?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Matthew in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Matthew in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Matthew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Matthew in a Sentence

1. Arthur Brooks:

   Jesus, in the Gospel of Matthew, didn't say 'tolerate your enemies.' He said 'love your enemies,'.

2. The Police Department:

   During the investigation, it was determined Robert Matthew Van Winkle played a role in the burglary and theft. Mr. Van Winkle is currently renovating the residence adjacent to the property in which the items were stolen. A search warrant was obtained and executed in unincorporated Palm Beach County in which several of the stolen items were recovered at a residence under the care and control of Robert Van Winkle.

3. Matthew Stafford:

   We came from Detroit, and there are a lot of good traveling teams there, but that was wild, matthew was on a silent count, and for those of you who don’t know what that is … when he hikes the ball, it’s either a loud count when you can hear him, and that’s what usually quarterbacks are on when they’re at home or a silent count. Matthew was on a silent count, Jimmy Garoppolo was not, who is the opposing quarterback.

4. Shawn Rivas:

   Matthew died shortly after losing his father to cancer, i believe that it what turned him to use drugs, to try to numb the pain.

5. Jonathan Franks:

   Matthew's situation remains dire, and the family reiterates its plea to Presidents Joe Biden and Maduro to arrange an emergency medical evacuation, we are concerned that once authorities withdraw heavy sedation, Matthew Heath will take the first opportunity Matthew Heath gets to attempt suicide again.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Matthew
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Matthew
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Matthew
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html