Andrew

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The origin of the name Andrew is Greek

 

This is how Andrew is written in Greek

Ἀνδρέας = Andreas

 

The  biblical meaning of the name Andrew is: manly.

 

Andrew was the brother of Simon Peter, a disciple of John the Baptist, and an apostle of Christ

 

The name Andrew appears in the bible in the following verses:

Matthew 4:18 KJV
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

Matthew 10:2 KJV
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Mark 1:16 KJV
Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

Mark 1:29 KJV
And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

Mark 3:18 KJV
And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

Mark 13:3 KJV
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

Luke 6:14 KJV
Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

John 1:40 KJV
One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

John 1:44 KJV
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

John 6:8 KJV
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,

John 12:22 KJV
Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

Acts 1:13 KJV
And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.