Lazarus

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Lazarus
       n 1: 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
       2: the diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and
          the beggar



From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Lazarus
     an abbreviation of Eleazar, whom God helps. (1.) 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.
     
       (2.) A beggar named in the parable recorded Luke 16:19-31.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Lazarus, assistance of God