Strong's G3159: Ματθίας (Matthías) Meaning

Quick Definition

Ματθίας, α, ὁ n.m. Matthias

Biblical Persons & Places

Matthias Man living at the time of the New Testament

A man living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Act.1.23; only referred to as Matthias (Ματθίας, Μαθθίας).

Strong's Definition

Matthias (i.e. Mattithjah), an Israelite

Derivation: apparently a shortened form of G3161 (Ματταθίας);

KJV Usage: Matthias

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Μαθθίας (G3159a)

noun-name, m. | -ου

93.246 · Names of Persons and Places · Persons

Matthias the person elected to take the place of the apostle Judas Iscariot

ACT 1:23 · ACT 1:26

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Ματθίας (T Tr WH Μαθθίας [see reff. s. v. Ματθαῖος ]), τα [yet cf. B. 18 (16)], 6, (see Ματθαῖος), Matthias, the apostle who took the place of Judas Iscariot: Acts i 23, 26.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

Μαθθίας Maththias 2x

also spelled Ματθίας, BDAG 611, suggest it is a shortened form of Ματταθίας, Matthias, pr. name, Acts 1:23, 26*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Μαθθίας (Rec. Ματθ-, v.s. Μαθθαῖος), -α, ὁ (Heb. מַתִּיָה), Matthias: Ac 1:23, 26.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

Μαθθίας [page 385] On the probability that the Old Syriac Version read Tholomaeus for Matthias in Act_1:23 ; Act_1:26 see Burkitt Syriac Forms, p. 22 f.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

Ματθίας, Μαθθίας (Matthias, Maththias) — Matthias. Μαθθίας (Rec. Ματθ-, see: Μαθθαῖος), -α, ὁ (Heb. מַתָּת), Matthias: Act.1:23, 26.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

Μαθθίας (Rec. Ματθ-, see: Μαθθαῖος), -α, ὁ (Heb. מַתָּת), Matthias: Act.1:23, 26.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (2)

1:23 1:26

G3159 Ματθίας (Matthías)