matthew

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matthew - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Matthew \Matthew\ prop. n.
     Saint Matthew, a disciple of Jesus; author of the first
     Gospel.
  
     Syn: Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle,
          Levi.
          [WordNet 1.5]

matthew - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Matthew
      n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered
           to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: Matthew,
           Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle
           , St. Matthew the Apostle, Levi]
      2: one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon
         on the Mount [syn: Matthew, Gospel According to Matthew]

matthew - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Matthew
  gift of God, a common Jewish name after the Exile. He was the
  son of Alphaeus, and was a publican or tax-gatherer at
  Capernaum. On one occasion Jesus, coming up from the side of the
  lake, passed the custom-house where Matthew was seated, and said
  to him, "Follow me." Matthew arose and followed him, and became
  his disciple (Matt. 9:9). Formerly the name by which he was
  known was Levi (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27); he now changed it,
  possibly in grateful memory of his call, to Matthew. The same
  day on which Jesus called him he made a "great feast" (Luke
  5:29), a farewell feast, to which he invited Jesus and his
  disciples, and probably also many of old associates. He was
  afterwards selected as one of the twelve (6:15). His name does
  not occur again in the Gospel history except in the lists of the
  apostles. The last notice of him is in Acts 1:13. The time and
  manner of his death are unknown.