another name for luke
lukewarm late 14c., from luke + warm. Figurative sense of lacking in zeal (of persons or their actions) is from 1520s. When lukewarm add half a cake of compressed yeast dissolved in a little water and enough wheat flour to make a thin batter. Luke is very popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1940s. Its usage peaked recently in 2014 with 0.514% of baby boys being given the name Luke. It ranked at #28 then. Who Are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? A doctor, a fisherman, a tax collector, and another who was just a teenager when he heard the Savior speak, they wrote some of the most famous books in existence. We recognize their names immediately. Their names are attached to the first four books of the New Testament. Another form of Lucas, meaning light giving.. Luke is also the author of the third gospel in the New Testament and the patron saint of doctors and artists. Well-known Lukes: Luke Skywalker, hero of the Star Wars trilogy. Origin. After the four Gospels, the book of Acts records the events following the Ascension of the Savior. Most scholars agree that Luke wrote the Acts of the Apostles. Nearly all the rest of the books in the New Testament are letters, or epistles. Paul wrote most of these, but also included are letters written by James, Peter, John, and Jude. CONSOLATION OF ISRAEL: (Luke 2:25) And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. CORNERSTONE: (Psalm 118:22) The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. Antonyms for lukewarm. 1  enthusiastic. 2  excited. 3  interested. cold. 4  chilly. 5  cool. cooled.  happy. King of Kings, Messiah, Emmanuel: All the Names of Jesus. The following list is of names and titles given specifically to our Lord Jesus. The more we study this list, the more we will understand who Jesus really is. It is pronounced in English as LUWK †. Luke is used predominantly in the Latin and English languages, and its origin is Latin and Old Greek. Old Greek origin, English and Latin use: A biblical name, it is derived from the element 'leucos' which means bright, white. Synonym.com 2001-2016 Leaf Group Ltd., all rights reserved. Database is based on WordNet 3.0, a lexical database for the English language.
Leucos.