What does Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos) mean in the Bible?
e. Matthitjah), an Israelite and a Christian".
Greek · G3156
Ματθαῖος
Matthæus (i.e. Matthitjah), an Israelite and a Christian
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ΜατθαῖοςG3156
PronunciationMatthaîos
What does Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos) mean in the Bible?
Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos) is a Greek word meaning "Matthæus (i.e. Matthitjah), an Israelite and a Christian".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3156?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Matthew (5).
Where does Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Acts (1), Luke (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItMatthew5×Matthew 9:9, Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:15
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Matthew 9:9ΜαθθαῖονtoMatthewNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularMatthew 10:3ΜαθθαῖοςtoMatthewNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularMark 3:18ΜαθθαῖονtoMatthewNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 6:15ΜαθθαῖονtoMatthewNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularActs 1:13ΜαθθαῖοςtoMatthewNoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 9:9
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Matthew2Mark1Luke1Acts1
Source forms
Μαθθαῖον3xMaththaionMatthew 9:9, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:15
Μαθθαῖος2xMaththaiosMatthew 10:3, Acts 1:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular3xMatthew 9:9, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:15
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 10:3, Acts 1:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Matthæus (i.e. Matthitjah), an Israelite and a Christian
Source Gloss
Matthæus (i.e. Matthitjah), an Israelite and a Christian
Extended definition
:--Matthew.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:9Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ματθαῖονmatqaion
Matthew
Read verseMatthew 10:3Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ματθαῖοςmatqaiov
Matthew
Read verseMark 3:18Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ματθαῖον,matqaion
Matthew
Read verseLuke 6:15Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ματθαῖονmatqaion
Matthew
Read verseActs 1:13Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ματθαῖος,matqaiov
Matthew
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
Ματθαῖος is built from this root:
ΜατταθίαςG3161