Etymograph

English

Lazarus

Lazarus comes from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר.

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEאֶלְעָזָר'El'azár
  2. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΛᾱ́ζᾱροςLā́zāros
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CELazarus
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1706same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEאֶלְעָזָר'El'azár
  2. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΛᾱ́ζᾱροςLā́zāros
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CELazarus
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1706same form

Earliest quotation: 1706, George Fox, Gospel Truth Demonstrated: “And do you not think, that all these poor…”

The story

From Late Latin Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of Biblical figures mentioned in Luke 16 and John 12, from Biblical Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azár), a given name shared by various people in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped".

Every English word from Biblical Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר

Today it means

name Lazarus of Bethany, a man raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later in Christianity revered as a saint.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר / Lazarus

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