- Transliteration: Lazaros

- Phonetic: lad'-zar-os

- Definition: Lazarus = "whom God helps" (a form of the Hebrew name Eleazar)

1. an inhabitant of Bethany, beloved by Christ and raised from the dead by him

2. a very poor and wretched person to whom Jesus referred to in Luke 16:20-25

- Origin: probably of hebrew origin H499" class="dictionary-topic-link">H499

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Probably of hebrew origin [H499" class="dictionary-topic-link">H499]; Lazarus (that is Elazar) the name of two Israelites (one imaginary): - Lazarus.