Matthias

English

Etymology

From Latin Matthias, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ‎ (mattiṯyā́hū).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈθaɪəs/

Proper noun

Matthias

  1. The Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. (biblical character)
  2. A male given name, derived from the same source as Matthew.

Usage notes

In several European languages, the equivalents of Matthias rather than Matthew are preferred as given names.

Quotations

  • : Acts 1:26:
    And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Translations

Danish

Proper noun

Matthias

  1. (biblical) Matthias.
  2. A male given name.

French

Proper noun

Matthias

  1. (biblical) Matthias.
  2. A male given name. Variant spelling: Mathias

German

Etymology

From Latin Matthias, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας (Matthías)

Proper noun

Matthias

  1. (biblical) Matthias.
    • 1678, Der christliche Ulysses, oder weit-versuchte Cavallier, Nürnberg, p. 281:
      Es begreiffet auch in sich den Ort, da nach der Himmelfahrt deß HERRN die Apostel, den Apostel Matthiam, an die Stell deß Verrähters Judæ, durch Loos, beruffen hatten.
  2. A male given name. Variant spelling: Mathias.

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ματθίας (Matthías), Μαθθίας (Maththías), contracted from Ματταθίας (Mattathías), from the Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ‎ (Matityáhu, literally “gift of God”). Compare Matthaeus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Matthiās m (genitive Matthiae); first declension

  1. Saint Matthias (the Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after the latter’s Betrayal of Christ and subsequent suicide)

Declension

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ās.

Case Singular
nominative Matthiās
genitive Matthiae
dative Matthiae
accusative Matthiān
Matthiam
ablative Matthiā
vocative Matthiā

Portuguese

Proper noun

Matthias m

  1. A male given name, a spelling variant of Matias
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