Lazarus

noun

Laz·a·rus | \ ˈlaz-rəs

How to pronounce Lazarus (audio)

, ˈla-zə-\

Definition of Lazarus

1 : a brother of Mary and Martha raised by Jesus from the dead according to the account in John 11

2 : the diseased beggar in the parable of the rich man and the beggar found in Luke 16

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The first known use of Lazarus was before the 12th century

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