Zacchaeus
See also: Zacchæus
English
Alternative forms
- Zacchæus
- Zaccheus
Etymology
From Late Latin Zacchaeus, from Ancient Greek Ζακχαῖος (Zakkhaîos), from Hebrew זכי (zakkay), literally "pure, innocent", which came from זכה (zacha, “be clean, pure”)
Proper noun
Zacchaeus
- (rare) A male given name
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Luke 19:8::
- And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold
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References
- “Zacchaeus” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.