Luke

Luke

a masculine name
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1. one of the four Evangelists, a physician and companion of the Apostle Paul and the reputed author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles: his day is Oct. 18
  also Saint Luke
2. the third book of the New Testament, telling the story of Jesus' life: abbrev. Lk or Lu

Origin of Luke

Ecclesiastical Late Latin Lucas from Ecclesiastical Greek Loukas, probably contr. of Loukanos

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Luke

noun

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Saintfl. first century AD

Companion of Saint Paul who is traditionally credited with having written the third Gospel of the New Testament as well as the Acts of the Apostles.

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Adjective

(not comparable)

(UK) lukewarm
Nine penn'orth o' brandy and water luke. "” Dickens.

Origin

From Middle English luke, leuke, lewke (“lukewarm, tepid"), from an unexplained variant or extension of Middle English lewe (“warm, lukewarm, tepid"), from Old English hlÄ“ow (“warm"), perhaps due to confusion with Old English wlÃ¦c (“tepid, lukewarm, cool").

Proper noun

A male given name.
Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
(biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.
A patronymic surname.

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Origin

English form of Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Î›Î¿Ï…Îºá¾¶Ï‚ (Loukas, “man from Lucania").

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