Matthaeus

• Matt. (abbreviation)
• Matthæus

From Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of YHWH (the Lord)”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [matˈtʰae̯.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [mat̪ˈt̪ɛː.us]

Matthaeus m sg (genitive Matthaeī); second declension

1. a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin
2. (biblical) Matthew the Evangelist, one of the twelve Apostles. A publican or tax-collector at Capernaum and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew.
3. (biblical) 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.

   Synonym: Evangelium secundum Matthaeum

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Borrowings

• Matthiās

• “Matthaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Matthaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.