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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
God
’s
gift
).
Apostle
allotted to fill
the
place
of
Judas
(
Acts 1:26
26
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. (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
23
And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. (Acts 1:23)
26
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. (Acts 1:26)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
3159
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
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}