The Greek name Elioud (Eliud) appears in Matthew 1:14–15 in the genealogy of Jesus: "Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar." The name derives from Hebrew Eliyhud — "God is my praise" or "God is my majesty." Eliud stands in the post-exilic section of Jesus' genealogy, connecting the returnees to the Messianic line.
Every name in Matthew's genealogy is a theological statement. Elioud (God is my majesty/praise) belongs to the section that bridges the Babylonian exile to the birth of Jesus. These largely unknown figures maintained the Messianic line through the darkest period of Israel's history — the silence between exile and restoration. Their faithfulness, though unrecorded in detail, made room for the Messiah. God's majesty (Elioud) is preserved precisely in these quiet, faithful lives.