köken: Borrowed from Late Latin Lazarus, from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος (Lázaros), the New Testament Greek form of Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר (ʾelʿāzār, literally “God has helped”). Doublet of ladre.
köken: From Medieval Latin lazarus (“leper”), an antonomasia from Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of the Biblical character found in Luke 16, from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר (“Eleazar”, literally “God has helped”), a given name shared by various figures in the Hebrew Bible.
Lazarus (Lazarus of Bethany, a man raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later Christianity revered as a saint) · a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Lazarus
köken: From Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of the Biblical character found in Luke 16, from Biblical Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר (“Eleazar”), a given name shared by various figures in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped".