From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Matthew \Matthew\ prop. n. Saint Matthew, a disciple of Jesus; author of the first Gospel.
Syn: Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, Levi. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Saint Matthew}, {St. Matthew}, {Saint Matthew the Apostle}, {St. Matthew the Apostle}, {Levi}]
2: one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount [syn: {Gospel According to Matthew}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Matthew gift of God, a common Jewish name after the Exile. He was the son of Alphaeus, and was a publican or tax-gatherer at Capernaum. On one occasion Jesus, coming up from the side of the lake, passed the custom-house where Matthew was seated, and said to him, "Follow me." Matthew arose and followed him, and became his disciple (Matt. 9:9). Formerly the name by which he was known was Levi (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27); he now changed it, possibly in grateful memory of his call, to Matthew. The same day on which Jesus called him he made a "great feast" (Luke 5:29), a farewell feast, to which he invited Jesus and his disciples, and probably also many of old associates. He was afterwards selected as one of the twelve (6:15). His name does not occur again in the Gospel history except in the lists of the apostles. The last notice of him is in Acts 1:13. The time and manner of his death are unknown.
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