Matthew 9:9
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.
Biblical meaning of the name Matthew
Meaning
“Gift of God”
Matthew (Matthaios, Ματθαῖος) is the Greek form of a Hebrew name like Mattithiah (מַתִּתְיָה): mattat (gift) and Yah (the LORD) — “gift of the LORD”.
In the original:Ματθαῖος Matthaîos · Strong G3156מַתִּתְיָה Mattithyâh · Strong H4993
Who was Matthew in the Bible?
Matthew collected taxes for Rome — a publican, despised by his own people — when Jesus passed by and said, “Follow me.” He got up and went. He became one of the twelve apostles; he is also called Levi, and tradition credits him with the first Gospel.
Where the name appears
Matthew 10:3
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
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