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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Ματθαῖος G3156
Pronunciation Matthaîos
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 It Matthew 5× Matthew 9:9, Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:15
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Matthew 9:9 Μαθθαῖον to Matthew Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 10:3 Μαθθαῖος to Matthew Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 3:18 Μαθθαῖον to Matthew Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 6:15 Μαθθαῖον to Matthew Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 1:13 Μαθθαῖος to Matthew Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 9:9
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
Μαθθαῖον 3x Maththaion Matthew 9:9, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:15
Μαθθαῖος 2x Maththaios Matthew 10:3, Acts 1:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 9:9, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:15
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 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 corpus Greek 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 9:9 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ματθαῖον matqaion
Matthew
Read verse Matthew 10:3 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ματθαῖος matqaiov
Matthew
Read verse Mark 3:18 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ματθαῖον, matqaion
Matthew
Read verse Luke 6:15 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ματθαῖον matqaion
Matthew
Read verse Acts 1:13 Noun 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:
Ματταθίας G3161
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain