noun · masculine
maththios
GreekΜαθθίας (maththias)
Strong’sG3159
Matthias
stem maththi-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Μαθθίας (Rec. Ματθ-, v.s. Μαθθαῖος), -α, ὁ (Heb. מַתִּיָה),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3159 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmat-thee'-as
Matthias (i.e. Mattithjah), an Israelite
Fromapparently a shortened form of G3161;
King JamesMatthias.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | maththios | maththiois |
| object accusative | maththion2×Μαθθίαν | maththioin |
| direct address vocative | maththior | maththioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | maththiou | maththioiu |
| to, for dative | maththio | maththioi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
maththio is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
maththion“Matthias”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 1:23“Matthias”kai histanala duo, Iōsēf ton kalirōton Barsabbaon, hos epikalita Ioustos, kai Maththion.So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
Acts 1:26“Matthias”kai dōala klēroin autoi, kai piptata tos klēros epi Maththion, kai sunkatapsēfizita meta toiu hendeka apostoloiu.Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was added to the eleven apostles.