Synonyms:
Matthew, Saint_Matthew, St._Matthew, Saint_Matthew_the_Apostle, St._Matthew_the_Apostle, Levi
Meaning: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
Usage examples
Levi now went on with his story.
"It seems as though I can see him guarding his flocks," said Solomon, as Levi stopped talking to rest for a moment.
An effort to identify them with the New England family of the same name ended in nothing more definite than a similarity of Christian names in both families, such as Enoch, Levi, Mordecai, Solomon, Abraham, and the like.
Matthew, the writer of the Gospel which comes the first in our New Testament, was a Levite; that is, he belonged to the tribe of Levi, and this tribe was specially chosen in the time of Moses to learn the Law and serve God in His Temple.