Definition of "Bartholomew"
proper noun
plural Bartholomews
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character)
Quotations
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; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […]