Andrew: meaning of the name

Andrew in Hebrew and Greek

Who named Andrew in the Bible

• Andrew, son of Jonas

  12 verses · first mentioned in Matthew 4:18 · Apostles, Apostles (Post-Ascension), Apostles (The Eleven)

Andrew in Scripture

“Andrew” appears in 12 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

• Matthew 4:18

  And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

• Matthew 10:2

  Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

• Mark 1:16

  Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

• Mark 1:29

  And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

• Mark 3:18

  And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

• Mark 13:3

  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

• Luke 6:14

  Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

• John 1:40

  One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.