Iscariot

Meanings

Proper Noun

• Epithet of Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the New Testament, who betrayed Jesus into the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver, and of his father Simon Iscariot.

Noun

• A traitor.

Origin

• From Ancient Greek Ἰσκαριώτης/ Ἰσκαριώθ; the original Hebrew or Aramaic term is unknown and the subject of much debate. For more information, see the name and background section of Wikipedia's article on Judas Iscariot.