Matthew

n. one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, author of the Gospel of Matthew (Biblical); first book of the four Gospels of the New Testament (Biblical); male first name

Matthew may refer to: In religion:Matthew the Evangelist, the person traditionally held as the apostle of the Gospel of ChristGospel of Matthew, a book of the BibleMatthew of Kraków, a professor of theologyPeople with the given name Matthew:Matthew (given name)Other:Matthew the fictional character from DC comicsMatthew (ship), the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 from Bristol to North America
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Noun
1. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
(synonym) Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, St. Matthew the Apostle, Levi
(hypernym) Apostle
(classification) New Testament
2. one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount
(synonym) Gospel According to Matthew
(hypernym) Gospel, Gospels, evangel
(part-holonym) New Testament

n. Matthew, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus; first book of the four Gospels of the New Testament (Biblical); male first name

[Other] Contraction of Mattathias. The apostle and evangelist. Before he was called, he was a tax-collector at Capernaum. His gospel is the first of the New Testament. Its original is claimed to be Hebrew, or Syro-Chaldaic, or Palestine. The time of writing is placed at 60-66 CE.