AD 2nd century, Acta Andreae et Matthiae apud Anthropophagos įirst-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Saint Matthias ( the Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after the latter’s Betrayal of Christ and subsequent suicide ) Last name meaning Matias: This famous surname is recorded in over two hundred and fifty different spellings ranging from Mathieu of France to Macieiczyk of.

Matthiās m sg ( genitive Matthiae) first declension

( Ecclesiastical ) IPA ( key): /ˈmat.ti.as/,.

( Classical ) IPA ( key): /ˈmat.tʰi.aːs/,.

A male given name variant form Mathiasįrom the Ancient Greek Ματθίας ( Matthías ), Μαθθίας ( Maththías ), contracted from Ματταθίας ( Mattathías ), from the Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ‎ ( Matityáhu, literally “ gift of God ” ).

281:Įs begreiffet auch in sich den Ort, da nach der Himmelfahrt deß HERRN die Apostel, den Apostel Matthiam, an die Stell deß Verrähters Judæ, durch Loos, beruffen hatten.

1678, Der christliche Ulysses, oder weit-versuchte Cavallier, Nürnberg, p.

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