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Matthew (/ˈmæθjuː/; MATH-ew) is a given name that ultimately comes from the Hebrew name Matityahu. Saint Matthew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus in Christian Theology.The Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Matityahu) was transliterated into Greek to Ματταθίας (Mattathias) which was shortened to Ματθαῖος – (Matthaios). Deceptively it is therefore unrelated to θεῖος (theios) meaning divine (adjective e.g. theology) or sulfur (Koine noun e.g. thiol group).