n.
(Abbr. Matt. or Mt) A book of the Bible.
[Late Latin Matthaeus, from Greek Matthaios, from Hebrew Mattayyāh, gift of Yahweh : mattān, gift (from nātan, to give) + yāh, Yahweh.]
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