'Lazarus' definitions:
Definition of 'Lazarus'
(from WordNet)
noun
The person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
noun
The diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar
Definition of 'lazarus'
From: Easton
- Lazarus an abbreviation of Eleazar, whom God helps.
- The brother of Mary and Martha of Bethany. He was raised from the dead after he had lain four days in the tomb (John 11:1-44). This miracle so excited the wrath of the Jews that they sought to put both Jesus and Lazarus to death.
- A beggar named in the parable recorded Luke 16:19-31.
Definition of 'lazarus'
From: Hitchcock
- Lazarus, assistance of God