BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G3158
Matthat, Maththat — Matthat
Μαθθάτ (T, -άθ; Rec. Ματθ-, see: Μαθθαῖος), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. מַתָּת), Matthat: Luk.3:29 (cf. Ματθάτ).† Matthat: Luk.3:24 (T, Μαθθάθ),† Ματθάτ (see: Μαθθάτ), (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Gift of God. (1.) The son of Levi, and father of Heli (Luke 3:24). (2.) Son of another Levi (Luke 3:29).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
