Matthias

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Matthias, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyā́hū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈθaɪəs/

Proper noun

Matthias

1. The Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. (biblical character)
2. A male given name from Hebrew, derived from the same source as Matthew.

Usage notes

In several European languages, the equivalents of Matthias rather than Matthew are preferred as given names.

Quotations

• Template:RQ:Authorized Version

  And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. (Acts 1:26)

Translations

the Apostle replacing Judas

• Arabic: متيا
• Danish: Matthias
• Estonian: Mattias
• Finnish: Mattias (fi)
• French: Matthias (fr)
• German: Matthias (de)
• Hawaiian: Matia
• Hebrew: מתיאס
• Hungarian: Mátyás (hu), Máté (hu)
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• Italian: Mattia (it)
• Korean: 마티아 (Matia)
• Latin: Matthiās m
• Norwegian: Mattias (no)
• Portuguese: Matias (pt) m
• Russian: Матфе́й (ru) m (Matféj)
• Spanish: Matías (es)
• Swedish: Mattias (sv)
• Vietnamese: Mátthia

male given name

• Catalan: Macià m
• Danish: Mathias, Matthias
• Estonian: Madis
• Finnish: Matias (fi)
• French: Matthias (fr)
• German: Matthias (de), Mathias (de)
• Hawaiian: Makia
• Hungarian: Mátyás (hu)
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• Italian: Mattia (it)
• Norwegian: Mathias (no)
• Polish: Maciej (pl)
• Portuguese: Matias (pt) m
• Russian: Матве́й (ru) m (Matvéj), Ма́тиа́с (ru) m (Mátiás)
• Spanish: Matías (es)
• Swedish: Mattias (sv), Mathias

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Danish

Proper noun

Matthias

1. (biblical) Matthias.
2. a male given name.

Related terms

• Mads
• Mathias
• Matthæus

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tjas/

Proper noun

Matthias ?

1. (biblical) Matthias.
2. a male given name. Variant spelling: Mathias

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Matthias, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ματθίας (Matthías)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtiːas/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Matthias

1. (biblical) Matthias.
   • 1678, Der christliche Ulysses, oder weit-versuchte Cavallier, Nürnberg, p. 281:

     Es begreiffet auch in sich den Ort, da nach der Himmelfahrt deß HERRN die Apostel, den Apostel Matthiam, an die Stell deß Verrähters Judæ, durch Loos, beruffen hatten.

2. a male given name. Variant spelling: Mathias.

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Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ματθίας (Matthías), Μαθθίας (Maththías), contracted from Ματταθίας (Mattathías), from the Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Matityáhu, literally “gift of God”). Compare Matthaeus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmat.tʰi.aːs/, [ˈmät̪ːʰiäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmat.ti.as/, [ˈmät̪ːiäs]

Proper noun

Matthiās m sg (genitive Matthiae); first declension

1. Saint Matthias (the Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after the latter’s Betrayal of Christ and subsequent suicide)
   • AD 2nd century, Acta Andreae et Matthiae apud Anthropophagos [The Acts of Andrew and Matthias among the Anthropophagi]

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Matthiās
Genitive	Matthiae
Dative	Matthiae
Accusative	Matthiān Matthiam
Ablative	Matthiā
Vocative	Matthiā

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Matthias m

1. a male given name, variant of Matias