n.
Pronunciation: ' laz-r ə s, ' la-z ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek Lazaros, from Hebrew El' ā z ā r
Date: before 12th century
1 : a brother of Mary and Martha raised by Jesus from the dead according to the account in John 11
2 : the diseased beggar in the parable of the rich man and the beggar found in Luke 16