Judas

Meanings

Proper Noun

• One of the twelve original Apostles of Jesus, known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities. Also called Judas Iscariot.
• A male given name from Hebrew.
• Penultimate book of the Bible, with only one chapter, composed of twenty-five verses.

Noun

• A traitor; a person not to be trusted.
• A small hole in a door through which a person can spy without being seen from the other side, used especially in prisons; a Judas-hole.

Origin

• From Middle English Iudas, from Latin Iudas, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδας, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה. Judah.