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Matthew

matt·hew

UK/ˈmæθjuː/ US/-(j)ɪu̯/ common

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

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From earlier Matheu, from Old French Mathieu, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Aramaic מַתַּי (mattay). Compare Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”). Doublet of Mattathias.

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