Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2976: ΛάζαροςΛάζαρος, Λαζαρου, ὁ (rabb. לַעְזָר, apparently the same as אֶלְעָזָר, whom God helps (cf. Philo, quis haeres § 12); according to others, equivalent to עֶזֶר לֹא, without help), Lazarus; 1. an inhabitant of Bethany, beloved by Christ and raised from the dead by him: John 11:1ff, 2. an imaginary person, extremely poor and wretched: Luke 16:20, 23-25. |