# Judas
## English
### Alternative forms

* Iudas (archaic)
* (common noun): judas

### Etymology

From Middle English Iudas, from Latin Iudas, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδας (Ioúdas), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá). Doublet of Judah.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈd͡ʒuːdəs/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -uːdəs

### Proper noun

Judas
* (biblical) One of the twelve original Apostles of Jesus, known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities.
    Synonym: Judas Iscariot
* A male given name from Hebrew.
* (biblical, archaic) Alternative form of Jude, the penultimate book of the Bible and its ascribed author, Jude the Apostle.
** 1615, John Ainsworth, The Trying Out of the Truth […] , page 122:[…] you should as well reject those Deuterocanonici of the new testament as the epistle to the Hebrewes, Judas epistle and the Apocalyps […]
** 1675, Francis Roberts, Clavis Bibliorum: The Key of the Bible […] , page 573:The Catholique (or General) Epistle of the Apostle JUDAS
** 1778, John James Bachmair, The Revelation of St. John Historically Explained […] , page 11:St. Peter writes against those that had the doctrine of Balaam, 2 Pet. ii. 15, 16. St. Judas did the same, Jud. v. 11.

#### Usage notes

* This name has been borne by Judas Maccabeus and the two apostles Judas Thaddaeus and also Judas Iscariot, because of whom the name is rarely used as a Christian name. The doublet Jude, on the other hand, is tolerably common, as only Judas Thaddaeus is known by that variant.

#### Derived terms

* Judas chair
* Judas cradle
* Judas goat
* Judas-hole
* Judas tree
* Judas window

#### Translations
### Noun

Judas (plural Judases)
* A traitor; a person not to be trusted.
** 2023 May 6, Hannah Murphy, “Twitter's co-founder moves against Musk”, in FT Weekend, page 9:If there was a moment when Jack Dorsey first morphed from Jesus to Judas in the minds of many former Twitter staffers, it was when he described Elon Musk as the “singular solution” to take over the social media platform he co-founded.
* Short for Judas-hole (“small hole for spying”).
** 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 706:The door was slammed in his face, and the Judas clicked shut, leaving him alone in the draughty street, now smelling of night and approaching snow.
** 2001, Ken Follett, Jackdaws, Dutton, →ISBN, page 359:At the top of the stairs was a heavy door with a peephole. Flick banged on it and stood where her face could be seen through the judas.

#### Translations
### Interjection

Judas
* (minced oath, archaic) Jesus! (an exclamation used to express shock or surprise at something negative)

#### Derived terms

* sweet Judas

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjy.dɑs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ju‧das

### Proper noun

Judas m
* (biblical) Judas

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒy.da/ ~ /ʒy.dɑ/
* Homophones: Juda, judas

### Proper noun

Judas m
* (biblical) Judas

#### Derived terms

* arbre de Judas
* Judas Iscariote

### Noun

Judas m (plural Judas)
* Alternative letter-case form of judas (“spyhole”)

## German
### Etymology 1

From Latin Judas, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδας (Ioúdas), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yəhūḏā).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjuːdas/
* Audio:(file)

#### Proper noun

Judas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Judas' or (with an article) Judas, plural Judas)
* a male given name
** (biblical) Judas
** (biblical) Judas/Jude

##### Declension

$^1$With an article.

##### Derived terms

* Judaskuss

#### Noun

Judas m (strong, genitive Judas, plural Judasse)
* Judas, traitor

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjuːda(ː)s/, [ˈjuːˌdaːs], [ˈjuː.daˑs], [ˈjuː.das]

#### Proper noun

Judas
* genitive singular of Juda

### Further reading

* “Judas” in Duden online

## Latin
### Proper noun

Jūdās m sg (genitive Jūdae); first declension
* Alternative form of Iūdās

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Judas, from Latin Iūdās, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδᾱς (Ioúdās), from Hebrew יהודה.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʒu.dɐs/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʒu.dɐs/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈʒu.dɐʃ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈʒu.das/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʒu.dɐʃ/ [ˈʒu.ðɐʃ]
* Homophone: judas
* Hyphenation: Ju‧das

### Proper noun

Judas m
* (biblical) Judas (name of two of the Apostles)

#### Derived terms

* cu de Judas
* onde Judas perdeu as botas

#### See also

* Judas Iscariotes

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxudas/ [ˈxu.ð̞as]
* Rhymes: -udas
* Syllabification: Ju‧das

### Proper noun

Judas m
* (biblical) Jude (the book of the Bible)
* (biblical) Judas (one of the Apostles)
    Synonym: Judas Iscariote

#### Derived terms

* árbol de Judas
* beso de Judas
* judas
* oreja de Judas

### See also

* más falso que Judas

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἰούδας (Ioúdas).

#### Proper noun

Judas c (genitive Judas)
* (biblical) Judas

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Proper noun

Judas
* genitive of Juda

### Anagrams

* sjuda