Ἰούδας
ioudas
Judas
of Hebrew origin (יְהוּדָה); Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region:--Juda(-h, -s); Jude.
John 18:5 · Word #13
Lexicon G2455
| Lemma | Ἰούδας |
| Transliteration | Ioúdas |
| Strong's | G2455 |
| In-context | Judas |
| Literal | Judas |
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
| Lemma | Ἰούδας |
| Strong's | G2455 |
SIBI-P1 G2455-04
Judah ("Praise")
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NMS — proper noun, nominative, masculine, singular; functioning as the subject or predicate nominative in a clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | Ἰούδας is a nominative masculine singular proper noun of Hebrew origin (יְהוּדָה, Yehudah), meaning "praise." The rendering "Judah (\"Praise\")" preserves the personal name in its subject (nominative) form while transparently reflecting the underlying Hebrew root sense. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root Ἰούδας (Judah, Judas, praise, praised one)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G2455-02 |
iouda | of Judah |
Word Usage (46 occurrences of G2455)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 1:2 | Ἰούδαν | ioudan | Judas |
| Matthew 1:3 | Ἰούδας | ioudas | Judas |
| Matthew 2:6 | Ἰούδα | iouda | of Judah |