Definition/Meaning of Mattathias

• English - Proper noun: Mattathias ( rare ) A male given name — famously held by: ( Christianity , in Luke’s genealogy of Chirst ) The son of Amos and father of Joseph , six-times-great–grandfather of Jesus . 1582 , The Nevv Teſtament of Ieſus Chriſt, tranſlated faithfully into Engliſh, out of the authentical Latin (first edition), The Holy Goſpel of Ieſus Chriſt according to Luke iii:25 (page 144): vvho vvas of…
• English - Alternative forms: Mathathias , Matthathias
• English - Etymology: From the Latin Mattathiās , from the Ancient Greek Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς ( Mattathíās ), from the Classical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ ( mattiṯyāhū ).
• English - External links: Mattathias (priest in 1 Macc .) on Wikipedia . en . Wikipedia
• Latin - Alternative forms: Mathathiās