Ἰσκαριώτης

iskariotes

Iscariot

of Hebrew origin (probably אִישׁ and קִרְיָא); inhabitant of Kerioth; Iscariotes (i.e. Keriothite), an epithet of Judas the traitor:--Iscariot.

G2469

John 12:4 · Word #5

Lexicon G2469

LemmaἸσκαριώτης
TransliterationIskariṓtēs
Strong'sG2469
In-contextIscariot
LiteralIscariot

Morphology N NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

LemmaἸσκαριώτης
Strong'sG2469

SIBI-P1 G2469-03

Kerioth-man (nominative masculine singular)

RootἸσκαριώτης (Iskariōtēs)
Core Meaningsman of Kerioth, Keriothite, inhabitant of Kerioth
Semantic Rangeinhabitant of Kerioth, Judean from Kerioth, personal epithet distinguishing Judas from others of the same name
Conceptual SignificanceThe epithet distinguishes Judas from other disciples named Judas and likely marks his Judean origin, setting him apart from the largely Galilean Twelve. It becomes permanently associated with Judas the betrayer, embedding geographic identity into the narrative memory of his role.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,NMS — noun, nominative case, masculine gender, singular number; functioning as a proper noun or epithet identifying a specific man.
Rendering RationaleThe name derives from a Hebrew expression meaning "man of Kerioth" (’ish qeriyyot), indicating geographic origin. Rendering it as "Kerioth-man" preserves the root sense of place-based identity while reflecting the nominative masculine singular form used as a personal epithet.

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Word Usage (11 occurrences of G2469)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 10:4 Ἰσκαριώτης iskariotes
Matthew 26:14 Ἰσκαριώτης iskariotes
Mark 3:19 Ἰσκαριώθ iskarioth Iscariot