What is "luke"

Luke \Luke\ (l[=u]k),

1. [Pro

2. fr. lew, perh. influenced by AS. wl[ae]c warm, lukewarm, remiss. Cf. Lew.] Moderately warm; not hot; tepid; lukewarm. -- Luke"ness, n.

   Nine penn'orth o'brandy and water luke.
   --Dickens.

masc. proper name, from Latin Lucas (Greek Loukas), contraction of Lucanus literally "of Lucania," district in Lower Italy, home of the Lucani, a branch of the Sabelline race.

obsolete except in lukewarm (late 14c.), from Middle English leuk "tepid" (c.1200), of unknown origin; perhaps from Middle Dutch or Old Frisian leuk "tepid, weak," or from Old English hleowe (adv.) "warm," all from Proto-Germanic *khlewaz (see lee).

a. (context British English) lukewarm

Luke is a male given name, and less commonly, a surname.

The name Luke is the English form of the Latin name , which comes from the Koine Greek name Λουκᾶς. This, in turn, is either a derivation of the Latin name that means "the great Lucius", or it is a shortened form of this Latin name. Lucius means "the bright one" or "the one born at dawn". (The often seen derivation / explanation of Λουκᾶς as "man from Lucania" is not supported by reliable sources.)

Although the name is attested in ancient inscriptions, the best known historical use of the name is in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke was written around 70 to 90 AD (the exact years are unknown), and was from here that the name was first popularized. Luke, who is credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke, was a physician who lived around 30 to 130 AD. Luke is also credited with the Book of Acts in the Bible, and also is mentioned by the Apostle Paul in some of Paul's letters to first-century churches.

Luke is the 21st most popular name for new babies in England and Wales, the 43rd most popular name for new babies in the United States, and the 2,105th most common surname in the US, with 15,000 people (0.006%) sharing the surname.

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Luke is a Danish electronica band. Their personal style contains elements of many other genres such as bossa nova, rock, lounge, trip hop. The three front figures of Henry, Tanja and Mike, have played together for more than 15 years.

Luke is the third solo album by Steve Lukather released in 1997. It was a much different and more introspective album than Lukather's previous two solo efforts. The album is a concentrated collection of many of Lukather's musical influences, and he deliberately let those influences come out on the album. Luke is an experimental album, and like Candyman it was recorded mostly in live sessions with minimal overdubbing and processing afterward. Luke also features instrumentation not heard on previous Lukather albums such as pedal steel, harmonicas, Mellotrons, and experimental guitar, bass, and drum sounds.

The US version of Luke includes a version of the Jeff Beck song "The Pump." The song "Hate Everything About You" was released as a single.

Luke may refer to:

• Luke (name), a masculine given name and a surname
• Gospel of Luke, the longest of the Christian Gospels
• Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian to whom the Gospel of Luke is ascribed

Luke (Hadžići) is a village in the municipality of Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Luke is a village in the municipality of Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Luke is a village in the municipality of Ivanjica, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1037 people.

Luke ( Cyrillic: Луке) is a village in the municipality of Čajniče, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Luke is a French rock band. The group was formed in Aquitaine in 1998 when Thomas Boulard joined the group Spring, consisting of Christophe Plantier and François Jugé. The band's name is derived from the American movie Cool Hand Luke. In 1999, Luke composed a number of demos and a seven track CD. That same year they signed with Village Vert. They released an EP titled Je n'éclaire que moi.

In October 2001, the band released their first full album called La Vie presque. It was characterized by Boulard's intense lyrics. After a tour, they headed back to the studio.

In 2003, the group entered a studio in Picardy and recorded their second full length album La Tête en arrière.La Sentinelle was the first single to be released, followed later by Soledad. With these two songs, Luke confirmed their success.

In 2004, Luke hit the road again. This time with a guitarist Bayrem Benamor who was recruited via the internet. At the end of the tour, both Cyril Guillaneuf and the new recruit both choose to leave the band. Benamor was replaced by guitarist Jean-Pierre Ensuque. During their 2005 tour, with the band Déportivo,

After a year of rest, they found themselves hard at work in the studio to record their third album, Les Enfants de Saturne. It was released on the tenth of September 2007. The first single La terre ferme was released and is available for download from their official website.