Greek word · G1664

Ἐλιούδ

elioud

Eliud

A personal name made from 'El' ('God') or 'Eli' ('my God') and a second part that is uncertain. Suggestions include hod, 'majesty' ('my God is majesty'), and a form of hud or yhd linked to 'praise' or 'Judah'.

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

Ἐλιούδ, ὁ

indecl.,

Eliud, an ancestor of Jesus: Matthew 1:14-15.†

(AS)

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 1:14

Range of meaning

A personal name made from 'El' ('God') or 'Eli' ('my God') and a second part that is uncertain. Suggestions include hod, 'majesty' ('my God is majesty'), and a form of hud or yhd linked to 'praise' or 'Judah'.

Against the English

All English versions have 'Eliud'.

Used elsewhere in the period

Not found in the Hebrew Bible or the Septuagint. It is close to names such as Elihu and Ammihud. Its exact Hebrew form is not known.

Where it appears

Matthew · 2

  1. Matthew 1:14 Ἐλιούδ· Eliud;

    Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.

    Here: A name found only in Matthew's genealogy (here and v. 15). The first part is clearly 'El' ('God' or 'my God'). The second part is uncertain: it may be hod, 'majesty' ('my God is majesty'), or a form of 'praise'. He becomes the subject of verse 15.

  2. Matthew 1:15 Ἐλιοὺδ Eliud

    Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,

    Here: A Semitic name written in Greek letters. It probably goes back to Hebrew ʾĔlî-hûd, meaning something like "my God is majesty." He is the subject of the first link here and is not mentioned anywhere else in Scripture. Matthew 1:14 names him as the son of Achim.

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