Mattathias
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Mattathias
- /ˌmætəˈθaɪ.əs/ US
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From the Latin Mattathiās, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς (Măttăthĭ́ās), from the Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū). Doublet of Matthew.
proper noun Mathathias · Matthathias
- The son of Amos and father of Joseph, six-times-great–grandfather of Jesus. vvho vvas of Matthathias, vvho vvas of Amos, vvho vvas of Naum, vvho vvas of Heſli, vvho vvas of Naggé,
- The son of Semei and father of Mahath, twelve-times-great–grandfather of Jesus. vvho vvas of Mahath, vvho vvas of Matthathias, vvho vvas of Semei, vvho vvas of Ioſeph, vvho vvas of Iuda,
- A Jewish priest featured in the second chapter of 1 Maccabees, instigator of the Maccabean Revolt and progenitor of the Hasmonean dynasty. In thoſe dayes aroſe Mathathias the ſonne of Iohn, the ſonne of Simeon, prieſt of the ſonnes of Ioarib from Ieruſalem, and he ſate in the mountayne of Modin: and he had fiue ſonnes, Iohn who was ſurnamed Gaddis: and Simon, who was ſurnamed Thaſi: and Iudas, who was called Machabeus: and Eleazar, who
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| Español | Matatías |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | मत्तित्याह mattityāh |
| Italiano | Mattatia |
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title = {Mattathias},
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