The name of a poor man in the well-known parable of ( Luke 16:19-31 ) The name of Lazarus has been perpetuated in an institution of the Christian Church.All the circumstances of John 11 and 12 point to wealth and social position above the average. Lazarus is "of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha." From this and from the order of the three names in ( John 11:5 ) we may reasonably infer that Lazarus was the youngest of the family. The language of ( John 11:1 ) implies that the sisters were the better known. John, and that records little more than the facts of his death and resurrection. ( John 11:1 ) All that we know of him is derived from the Gospel of St. Lazarus of Bethany, the brother of Martha and Mary.( whom God helps ), another form of the Hebrew name Eleazar. ( Ecclesiastical ) IPA ( key): /ladˈd͡za.Bible Dictionaries - Smith's Bible Dictionary - Lazarus Lazarus.( Classical ) IPA ( key): /laːzˈzaː.rus/,.( African-American Vernacular ) To raise from the dead.īorrowed from Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος ( Lā́zāros ), from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ( El'azár ).( African-American Vernacular ) To rescue a dying person.
Lazarus ( third-person singular simple present Lazaruses, present participle Lazarusing, simple past and past participle Lazarused)