Definition

Matthæus (i.e. Matthitjah), an Israelite and a Christian

Etymology

a shorter form of G3164 (μάχομαι);

Word family

• μάχομαι máchomai

How the KJV renders it

• Matthew

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.