Matthew

[ math-yoo ]

/ ˈmæθ yu /

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.

the first Gospel. Abbreviation: Matt.

a male given name.

Example sentences from the Web for matthew

We have Matthew Rhys from The Americans as a Welsh separatist.

‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS |Marlow Stern |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
In October, he traveled to Denver with Fry to support his work with LGBT rights organization The Matthew Sheppard Foundation.

Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age) |Tom Sykes |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Historian Matthew Avery Sutton, however, wants you to think of something else: the End Times.

The Evangelical Apocalypse Is All Your Fault |Jay Michaelson |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Sybil is dead, as is Matthew; Gregson is missing with dark hints about his fate.

What Downton’s Fashion Really Means |Katie Baker |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST

Matthew Fenner claims members of the North Carolina-based The Word of Faith Fellowship subjected him to a brutal attack.

Beaten By His Church for Being Gay |Justin Jones |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Excuse me, but can you tell me whether this is Mr. Matthew Wilson's house?

The Blue Flower, and Others |Henry van Dyke
How aptly has Matthew Arnold said, “O man, how true are thine instincts, how overhasty thine interpretation of them!”

The Brothers' War |John Calvin Reed
"That's my name," Uncle Matthew replied, smiling at his nephew.

The Foolish Lovers |St. John G. Ervine
But it may be well replied that, inasmuch as Matthew's arrangement in ch.

A Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ |Archibald Thomas Robertson
And then, at once, Matthew Rigby realised that something of real importance and moment had indeed occurred.

Studies in Wives |Marie Belloc Lowndes

Matthew

/ (ˈmæθjuː) /

Saint Matthew or Levi a tax collector of Capernaum called by Christ to be one of the 12 apostles (Matthew 9:9–13; 10:3). Feast day: Sept 21 or Nov 16

the first Gospel, traditionally ascribed to him