Lazarus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Lazarus in British English:
UK [ˈlæzərəs]
How to pronounce Lazarus in American English:
US [ˈlæzərəs]
-
- Noun:
- the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
- the diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar
Word Origin
- Lazarus
- Biblical character (Luke xvi:20), the poor man covered in sores; his name was extended in medieval usage to "any poor and visibly diseased person" (compare lazar, mid-14c., "one deformed and nauseous with filthy and pestilential diseases" [Johnson]). The name is from a Greek rendition of Hebrew El'azar, literally "God has helped."
Example
- 1. We have gone from intrusion into consumers ' lives to extending an invitation to them , " says mrs lazarus .
- 2. Why can jesus call the young girl from the land of the dead and lazarus from beyond the tomb ?
- 3. He even called a young girl back from the dead ( luck 8:40-56 ) and lazarus out of the tomb ( john 11:1-44 ) .
- 4. Emma lazarus belonged to the congregation as did her famous relative u. s. supreme court justice benjamin cardozo .
- 5. These words , written by american poet emma lazarus and inscribed at the base of the statue of liberty , encouraged immigration to america in the early years of the twentieth century .