STRONGS NUMBER G2976


Word Summary
Lazaros: Lazarus, the name of two Israelites
Original Word: Λάζαρος
Transliteration: Lazaros
Phonetic Spelling: (lad'-zar-os)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: Lazarus, the name of two Israelites
Meaning: Lazarus -- the name of two Israelites
Strong's Concordance
Lazarus.

Probably of Hebrew origin (El'azar); Lazarus (i.e. Elazar), the name of two Israelites (one imaginary) -- Lazarus.

see HEBREW El'azar

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2976: Λάζαρος

Λάζαρος, Λαζαρου, (rabb. לַעְזָר, apparently the same as אֶלְעָזָר, whom God helps (cf. Philo, quis haeres § 12); according to others, equivalent to עֶזֶר לֹא, without help), Lazarus;

1. an inhabitant of Bethany, beloved by Christ and raised from the dead by him: John 11:1ff, ; .

2. an imaginary person, extremely poor and wretched: Luke 16:20, 23-25.