n.
Pronunciation: ' ma-( ˌ )thyü also -( ˌ )thü
Function: noun
Etymology: French Mathieu, from Late Latin Matthaeus, from Greek Matthaios, from Hebrew Mattithy ā h
Date: 14th century
1 : an apostle traditionally identified as the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament
2 : the first Gospel in the New Testament ― see BIBLE table