Greek word · G1648
Ἐλεάζαρ
eleazar
Eleazar
Hebrew ʾElʿāzār, "God has helped." It was borne by Aaron's son and successor as high priest (Exodus 6:23; Numbers 20:28) and by several later figures.
Appears 2 times in 1 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
From the study of Matthew 1:15
- Range of meaning
Hebrew ʾElʿāzār, "God has helped." It was borne by Aaron's son and successor as high priest (Exodus 6:23; Numbers 20:28) and by several later figures.
- Against the English
Rendered "Eleazar" everywhere. No issue.
- Used elsewhere in the period
Eleazar was one of the most popular Jewish names of the period. Examples include Eleazar the aged martyr (2 Maccabees 6), Eleazar brother of Judas Maccabeus (1 Maccabees 2:5; 6:43–46), and several men named Eleazar in Josephus. The New Testament form "Lazarus" is a shortened version of the same name.
Where it appears
Matthew · 2
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Matthew 1:15 Ἐλεάζαρ· Ἐλεάζαρ Eleazar;, Eleazar
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
Here: From Hebrew ʾElʿāzār, "God has helped." Here he is the son of Eliud. The name was famous from Aaron's son, the priest, and was very common among Jews in the centuries before Jesus.
Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.