Ματταθίας G3161
Mattathias, an ancestor of Jesus mentioned in Luke's genealogy; likely several different individuals
A name appearing twice in Luke's genealogy (3:25-26), representing either two different ancestors or possibly reflecting textual complexity. The name is the full form of which Matthat and Matthew are variants—all from Hebrew Mattithiah ('gift of Yahweh'). It was a popular name in Second Temple Judaism, famously borne by the priest who sparked the Maccabean revolt. Luke's genealogy traces Jesus' ancestry through multiple generations of otherwise unknown figures.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The two occurrences in Luke 3:25-26 place Mattathias (or two men with this name) in Jesus' ancestry several generations before Joseph. The Maccabean associations would have resonated with Luke's audience, though these are different individuals. The name's popularity in post-exilic Judaism explains its repeated occurrence. All translations transliterate, with minor variations. The genealogical purpose is establishing Jesus' full Jewish pedigree back to Adam. 2×
AR["مَتَّاثِيُوسَ"]·ben["মত্তথিয়ের"]·DE["Ματταθίου"]·EN["Mattathias"]·FR["Mattathias"]·heb["מַתִּתְיָה"]·HI["मत्तात्याह"]·ID["Matica"]·IT["mattathiou"]·jav["Matatia,"]·KO["릷다디아-의"]·PT["Matatiás"]·RU["Матфафиев"]·ES["Mattathías"]·SW["Mattathías"]·TR["Mattatya"]·urd["متھیاہ-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
Ματταθίας, -ου, ὁ Mattathias (cf. Μαθθίας): Luk.3:25-26.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)