- Original: Ματταθά - Transliteration: Mattatha - Phonetic: mat-tath-ah' - Definition: Mattatha = givingness 1. an ancestor of christ - Origin: probably a shortened form of G3161 cf G4992 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Probably a shortened form of G3161 (compare [ H4992 ]); Mattatha (that is Mattithjah) an Israelite: - Mattatha. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Mattatha, 1 Luke 3:31