matthew

1. 1.

   (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel

   SynonymsSaint MatthewSt. MatthewSaint Matthew the ApostleSt. Matthew the ApostleLevi

   BroaderApostleEvangelistsaint

   New Testament

2. 2.

   one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount

   SynonymsGospel According to Matthew

   BroaderGospelbook

   Part ofNew Testament

Other forms of matthew

plural

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Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about matthew

What does matthew mean?

matthew means "(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in matthew?

matthew has 2 syllables: mat-thew. The stress falls on "mat". In IPA it is /ˈmæθju/.

What is another word for matthew?

Close synonyms include Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, St. Matthew the Apostle, Levi. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is matthew a common word?

matthew is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.