| Lexical Summary Matthias: MatthiasOriginal Word: Ματθίας Transliteration: Matthias Phonetic Spelling: (mat-thee'-as) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: Matthias Meaning: Matthias Strong's ConcordanceMatthias. Apparently a shortened form of Mattathias; Matthias (i.e. Mattithjah), an Israelite -- Matthias. see GREEK Mattathias Thayer's Greek LexiconSTRONGS NT 3159: Ματθίας Ματθίας (T Tr WH Μαθθίας (see references under the word Ματθαῖος)), Ματθια (yet cf. Buttmann, 18 (16)), ὁ (see Ματθαῖος), Matthias, the apostle who took the place of Judas Iscariot: Acts 1:23, 26. | 



