GREEK · G3161
Ματταθίας
Mattathias — Mattathias
Ματταθίας, -ου, ὁ Mattathias (cf. Μαθθίας): Luk.3:25-26.† (AS)
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Mattathias
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Ibid. (1.) The son of Amos, in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:25). (2.) The son of Semei, in the same genealogy (Luke 3:26).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.