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Luke Luke (l[=u]k), a. [Prob. fr. lew, perh. influenced by AS. wl[ae]c warm, lukewarm, remiss. Cf. Lew.] Moderately warm; not hot; tepid; lukewarm. -- Luke"ness, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Nine penn orth o brandy and water luke. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]

Bible Dictionary

Luke
(light-giving), or Lu cas, is an abbreviated form of Lucanus.It is not to be confounded with Lucius, (acts 13:1; romans16:21) which belongs to a different person. The name Lukeoccurs three times in the New Testament-- (colossians 4:14; 2timothy 4:11); Phle 1:24--And probably in all three the thirdevangelist is the person spoken of. Combining the traditionalelement with the scriptural we are able to trace the followingdim outline of the evangelist s life. He was born at Antioch inSyria, and was taught the science of medicine. The well knowntradition that Luke was also a painter, and of no mean skill,rests on the authority of late writers. He was not born a Jew,for he is not reckoned among those "of the circumcision" by St.Paul. Comp. (colossians 4:11) with ver. 14. The date of hisconversion is uncertain. He joined St. Paul at Troas, andshared his Journey into Macedonia. The sudden transition to thefirst person plural in (acts 16:9) is most naturally explainedafter all the objections that have been urged, by supposingthat Luke the writer of the Acts, formed one of St. Paul scompany from this point. As far as Philippi the evangelistjourneyed with the apostle. The resumption of the third personon Paul s departure from that place, (acts 17:1) would showthat Luke was now left behind. During the rest of St. Paul ssecond missionary journey we hear of Luke no more; but on thethird journey the same indication reminds us that Luke is againof the company, (acts 20:5) having joined it apparently atPhilippi, where he had been left. With the apostle he passedthrough Miletus, Tyre and Caesarea to Jerusalem. ch. Acts 20:6;21:18 As to his age and death there is the utmost uncertainty.He probably died a martyr, between A.D. 75 and A.D. 100. Hewrote the Gospel that bears his name, and also the book ofActs.