How to Pronounce Andrew
AN-droo
Andrew is pronounced AN-droo (ˈændruː): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Andrew mean?
Andrew means “a strong man”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Andrew?
Manliness, a Greek name; one of the apostles of our Lord. He was of Bethsaida in Galilee (John 1:44), and was the brother of Simon Peter (Matt. 4:18; 10:2). On one occasion John the Baptist, whose disciple he then was, pointing to Jesus, said, “Behold the Lamb of God” (John 1:40); and Andrew, hearing him, immediately became a follower of Jesus, the first of his disciples. After he had been led to recognize Jesus as the Messiah, his first care was to bring also his brother Simon to Jesus. The two brothers seem to have after this pursued for a while their usual calling as fishermen, and did not become the stated attendants of the Lord till after John’s imprisonment (Matt.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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