Matthias

Etymology
From.

Proper noun

 * 1) The Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot.
 * , derived from the same source as Matthew.

Usage notes
In several European languages, the equivalents of rather than Matthew are preferred as given names.

Quotations

 * And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. (Acts 1:26)
 * And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. (Acts 1:26)

Translations

 * Albanian: Matía, Mathía
 * Arabic: متيا
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 馬提亞, 瑪弟亞
 * Danish: Matthias
 * Estonian: Mattias
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hawaiian: Matia
 * Hebrew: מתיאס
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Kazakh: Матия
 * Korean: ^마티아
 * Latin: Matthiās
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tigrinya: ማትያስ
 * Vietnamese: Mátthia


 * Albanian: Matía, Mathía, Matthía
 * Catalan: Macià
 * Danish: Mathias, Matthias
 * Estonian: Madis
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hawaiian: Makia
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, Matia
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tigrinya: ማትያስ

Proper noun

 * , Matthias,.

Proper noun

 * 1) . Variant spelling: Mathias
 * 1) . Variant spelling: Mathias

Etymology
. Related to.

Proper noun

 * 1)  Matthias

Usage notes

 * The genitive is dated/archaic in religious context, otherwise it is unused.

Etymology
From the, , contracted from , from the. Compare.

Proper noun

 * 1)  the chosen to replace  after the latter’s Betrayal of Christ and subsequent
 * 2) * AD 2nd century, Acta Andreae et Matthiae apud Anthropophagos [The Acts of Andrew and Matthias among the Anthropophagi]