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Ataullah (Arabic: عطاء الله or عطا الله) or the alternative Atallah is an Arabic given name meaning "gift of God", composed of Ata (gift) + Allah (God). It is also a surname to Middle Eastern Christians. The Iranian variant of the same name is Ataollah.
It comes from the Ancient Greek name Θεόδωρος (Theódoros), meaning "gift of God(s)" (from the Ancient Greek words θεός, (theós) "God/Gods" and δῶρον (dṓron) "gift". [1] The name was borne by several figures in ancient Greece, such as Theodorus of Samos and Theodorus of Byzantium, but gained popularity due to the rise of ...
It is the English vernacular form of the Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa) meaning "God's Gift", from δῶρον (dōron), "gift" + θεός (theós), "god". [1] [2] It has been in use since the 1400s. [3] Although much less common, there are also male equivalents in English such as Dory, from the Greek masculine Δωρόθεος (Dōrótheos).
God’s gift, His one and only Son, will grow to triumph over evil. ... Many see another baby, but a prophet foretold of His coming — “But you, Bethlehem … out of you will come for Me one ...
Apostle: The title apostle comes from the Greek word apostolos which means "a messenger, one sent forth with orders". [22] It refers to one who has been delegated authority by another in a foreign land. [23] Apostles were the first leaders of the Church; they were commissioned by Jesus to initiate and direct the preaching of the gospel.
The popularity of the name is due to Matthew the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and the traditional author of the Gospel of Matthew. [3] [4] Maiú and Maidiú were both a borrowing of the name Matthew among the Anglo-Normans settlers in Ireland. [5] Maitiú is the most common Irish form of the name.
Concerning Ephesians 2:8 which states: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God", it is noted that the word "it" is a pronoun and refers back to a noun. As the word "saved" is a verb, "it" does not refer to "saved" but to grace, giving the definition of grace as "the gift of God".
Brahma, the Hindu creator god, is one of the only deities of the pantheon whose name is rarely if ever used as a personal name or a base for theophoric personal names. Some seemingly theophoric names may in fact be more related to the original etymology of the deity's name itself.