Where does “Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς” come from?

Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς (Ancient Greek): Mattathias

Definitions

  1. Mattathias

Ancestry of “Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς”, step by step

Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ
2HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
3Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

via Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ

Words derived from “Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς

Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-Every word from Hebrew יהוהEvery word from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ