Ἐλιακείμ(Heb. G1662
Eliakim, a personal name meaning 'God raises up'; ancestor of Jesus in Matthew and Luke's genealogies
The Hebrew name Eliakim (אֶלְיָקִים) means 'God raises up' or 'God establishes,' composed of El (God) and qaum (raise/establish). In the New Testament it appears exclusively in the genealogies of Jesus, representing post-exilic ancestors in the Davidic line. The name itself is theologically suggestive—'God raises up'—pointing to divine sovereignty in preserving the messianic lineage through obscure generations between the exile and Christ's birth.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Matthew 1:13 lists Eliakim twice in rapid succession: 'Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor' (two generations bearing the name or an error in transmission). Luke 3:30 includes 'the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim.' The multilingual consistency (Spanish: Eliakím, French: Éliakim, German: Eljakim) reflects transliteration of the Hebrew name. These are otherwise unknown figures—no deeds recorded, no stories told—yet essential links in the chain from David to Jesus. The name 'God raises up' ironically describes the genealogical function: God raising up faithful generations to bear the messianic promise. 3×
AR["أَلِيَاقِيمَ", "وَ-أَلِيَاقِيمُ"]·ben["ইলীয়াকীম", "ইলীয়াকীম;", "ইলীয়াকীমের"]·DE["Eljakim"]·EN["Eliakim"]·FR["Éliakim"]·heb["אֶלְיָקִים"]·HI["एल्याकीम", "एल्याकीम-को", "एल्याकीम-ने"]·ID["Elyakim", "Elyakim;"]·IT["eliakim"]·jav["Elyakim,", "Élyakim", "Élyakim;"]·KO["엘리아김-은", "엘리아김-을", "엘리아김-의"]·PT["Eliaquim"]·RU["Елиаким", "Елиакима", "Елиакимов"]·ES["Eliakím"]·SW["Eliakím"]·TR["Elyakim"]·urd["الیاقیم", "الیاقیم-نے", "الیاقیم-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἐλιακείμ(Heb. אֶלְיָקִים), Eliakim, an ancestor of Jesus: Mat.1:13, Luk.3:30.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)