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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Luke \Luke\ (l[=u]k), adjective [Prob. fr. lew, perh. influenced by AS. wl[ae]c warm, lukewarm, remiss. Cf. Lew.] Moderately warm; not hot; tepid; lukewarm. -- {Luke"ness}, noun [Obs.]
Nine penn'orth o'brandy and water luke. --Dickens.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Luke
noun
1: (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel [syn: {Saint Luke}, {St. Luke}]
2: one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life [syn: {Gospel of Luke}, {Gospel According to Luke}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Luke, MD (town, FIPS 48775) Location: 39.47556 N, 79.06037 W Population (1990): 184 (97 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 21540
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Luke, MD -- U.S. town in Maryland Population (2000): 80 Housing Units (2000): 58 Land area (2000): 0.276943 sq. miles (0.717278 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.276943 sq. miles (0.717278 sq. km) FIPS code: 48775 Located within: Maryland (MD), FIPS 24 Location: 39.475619 N, 79.057915 W ZIP Codes (1990): 21540 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Luke, MD Luke
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Luke the evangelist, was a Gentile. The date and circumstances of his conversion are unknown. According to his own statement (Luke 1:2), he was not an "eye-witness and minister of the word from the beginning." It is probable that he was a physician in Troas, and was there converted by Paul, to whom he attached himself. He accompanied him to Philippi, but did not there share his imprisonment, nor did he accompany him further after his release in his missionary journey at this time (Acts 17:1). On Paul's third visit to Philippi (20:5, 6) we again meet with Luke, who probably had spent all the intervening time in that city, a period of seven or eight years. From this time Luke was Paul's constant companion during his journey to Jerusalem (20:6-21:18). He again disappears from view during Paul's imprisonment at Jerusalem and Caesarea, and only reappears when Paul sets out for Rome (27:1), whither he accompanies him (28:2, 12-16), and where he remains with him till the close of his first imprisonment (Philemon 1:24; Col. 4:14). The last notice of the "beloved physician" is in 2 Tim. 4:11. There are many passages in Paul's epistles, as well as in the writings of Luke, which show the extent and accuracy of his medical knowledge.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Luke, luminous; white
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