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G1662 · Greek · New Testament
Ἐλιακείμ
Eliakeim
Proper noun, masculine
Eliakim — "God raises up"

Definition

The Greek form Eliakeim transliterates the Hebrew Elyaqim (God raises up/God will establish). It appears in Matthew 1:13 in Jesus' genealogy and in Luke 3:30. In the OT, the most prominent Eliakim was the palace administrator under Hezekiah (Isaiah 22:20–25; 2 Kings 18–19), whom Isaiah describes as a type of the Messiah — one given the key of David.

Usage & Theological Significance

The name Eliakeim (God raises up) appears in Isaiah's great Messianic passage about the one who receives "the key of David": "What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open" (Isaiah 22:22). This Isaianic Eliakim is explicitly typological — pointing beyond himself to the Messiah. Revelation 3:7 applies this exact language to Jesus. The name itself is a promise: God raises up His servant and gives him authority. Every Eliakim in Scripture is a signpost pointing to the ultimate one whom God raises up.

Key Bible Verses

Matthew 1:13 Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor.
Isaiah 22:22 I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
Revelation 3:7 These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David.
2 Kings 18:18 They called for the king; and Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to them.
Isaiah 22:20 "In that day I will summon my servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah."

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