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Mat⋅thew

[math-yoo]
–noun
1. one of the four Evangelists, a customs collector from Capernaum, summoned to be one of the 12 apostles: originally called Levi. Matt. 9:9–13.
2. the first Gospel. Abbreviation: Matt.
3. a male given name.
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Matthew
Mat·thew   (māth'yōō)   
n.   Abbr. Matt. or Mt See Table at Bible.

[Late Latin Matthaeus, from Greek Matthaios, from Hebrew Mattayyāh, gift of Yahweh : mattān, gift (from nātan, to give; see ntn in Semitic roots) + yāh, Yahweh; see hwy in Semitic roots.]
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Word Origin & History

Matthew 
masc. proper name, introduced in England by the Normans, from O.Fr. Mathieu, from L.L. Matthaeus, from Gk. Matthaios, contraction of Mattathias, from Heb. Mattathyah "gift of Jehovah," from mattath "gift." Variant Matthias is from the Gk. version.
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Matthew
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