Mattathias

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Latin Mattathiās, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς (Mattathíās), from the Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū). Doublet of Matthew.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mattathias

  1. (rare) A male given name from Hebrewfamously held by:
    1. (Christianity, in Luke’s genealogy of Christ) The son of Amos and father of Joseph, six-times-great–grandfather of Jesus.
    2. (Christianity, in Luke’s genealogy of Christ) The son of Semei and father of Mahath, twelve-times-great–grandfather of Jesus.
    3. (Judaism and Christianity) A Jewish priest featured in the second chapter of 1 Maccabees, instigator of the Maccabean Revolt and progenitor of the Hasmonean dynasty.

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς (Mattathíās), from the Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mattathiās m sg (genitive Mattathiae); first declension

  1. a male given name from Hebrewfamously held by:
    1. (Judaism and Christianity) Mattathias (Jewish priest feat. in 1 Macc., instigator of the Maccabean Revolt and progenitor of the Hasmoneans)
    2. (Christianity) Mattathias (son of Amos and father of Joseph, 6×great-grandfather of Jesus)
    3. (Christianity) Mattathias (son of Semei and father of Mahath, 12×great-grandfather of Jesus)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Mattathiās
Genitive Mattathiae
Dative Mattathiae
Accusative Mattathiān
Ablative Mattathiā
Vocative Mattathiā

Descendants

  • English: Mattathias
  • Polish: Matatiasz
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