Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region
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Ioudas is a name-form rendered Judas, Judah, or Jude depending on referent and context. It can name Judah in Jesus' genealogy, Judas Iscariot, Judas son of James, Judas not Iscariot, Judas Barsabbas, Judas the Galilean, and Jude the servant of Jesus Christ.
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Ioudas is a name-form rendered Judas, Judah, or Jude depending on referent and context. It can name Judah in Jesus' genealogy, Judas Iscariot, Judas son of James, Judas not Iscariot, Judas Barsabbas, Judas the Galilean, and Jude the servant of Jesus Christ.
The BSB source-word alignment has 35 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Judas (25), Judah (2), Judas [son] (2), of Judas (2), [They chose] Judas (1).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:2. Its strongest book concentrations include John (9), Acts (8), Matthew (8), Luke (5).
This entry includes 2 verse guides that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Ioudas is a name-form rendered Judas, Judah, or Jude depending on referent and context. It can name Judah in Jesus' genealogy, Judas Iscariot, Judas son of James, Judas not Iscariot, Judas Barsabbas, Judas the Galilean, and Jude the servant of Jesus Christ. The name does not mean betrayal, and it must never be used to attach Judas Iscariot's sin to every bearer of the name or to Jewish people.
John's Gospel gives a sober betrayal narrative, but John 14:22 explicitly distinguishes Judas not Iscariot. Acts also names faithful servants who bear the name. Pastorally, Ioudas demands precision: preach the betrayal where the text names it, but also protect readers from careless name-based stigma, anti-Jewish misuse, and referent confusion.
Ioudas gathers several distinct referents under one Greek name-form, making local identification and public guardrails central to faithful interpretation.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
Matthew uses the form for Judah in Jesus' genealogy, locating the name within Israel's patriarchal line.
Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
Judas Iscariot is named among the Twelve and identified as the one who betrayed Jesus.
Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Luke lists Judas son of James and Judas Iscariot in the same verse, showing that the name itself does not identify one referent.
He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.
John identifies Judas son of Simon Iscariot as one of the Twelve who would later betray Jesus.
Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
Jesus gives the dipped morsel to Judas son of Simon Iscariot, placing betrayal in the solemn table scene.
Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”
John explicitly says Judas not Iscariot, providing a built-in guardrail against flattening the name.
“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
Peter speaks of Scripture concerning Judas who guided those who arrested Jesus.
Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
Judas and Silas encourage and strengthen the brothers as prophets in the church.
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
Jude identifies himself as a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, showing another faithful referent of the name-form.
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Greek word. Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region
:--Juda(-h, -s); Jude.
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
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The core insight of Ioudas is that the biblical text requires precision precisely where cultural memory often rushes. Judas Iscariot's betrayal is real and must be preached with its moral and theological seriousness. Yet the same name-form can name Judah in the genealogy, Judas not Iscariot, Judas son of James, Judas Barsabbas, and Jude the servant of Jesus Christ.
John itself gives the guardrail by saying Judas not Iscariot. That means faithful teaching must not turn a name into a slur, must not transfer one man's sin to other bearers of the name, and must keep the Passion centered on Jesus' knowledge, love, and willing obedience.
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Ioudas is a proper noun with several English renderings. Translation and interpretation must follow referent, apposition, and scene, not name association.
The same name-form reaches back to Judah and forward to Jude, while the Judas Iscariot passages belong to the Passion narrative in which Jesus goes knowingly to the cross.
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