Matthias
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(God’s gift). Apostle allotted to fill the place of Judas (Acts 1:26).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
A disciple chosen by lot to fill up the number of the apostles after the fall of Judas Iscariot (Acts 1:23, 26).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
3159
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Greek:
Ματθίας
Transliteration:
Matthias
Phonic:
mat-thee’-as
Meaning:
apparently a shortened form of
3161
; Matthias (i.e. Mattithjah), an Israelite
KJV Usage:
Matthias
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
another form of Matthew
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Gift of God:―apostle allotted to fill the place of Judas [MATTITHIAH], Acts 1:26. {Donum Domini}