GREEK · G2280
Θαδδαῖος
Thaddaios — Thaddaeus
Θαδδαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Aram. תּדִאַי, תַּדַּי), Thaddæus: Mat.10:3, Mrk.3:18 (WH, mg., Λεββαῖος, which see).† (AS)
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Thaddaeus
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Breast, the name of one of the apostles (Mark 3:18), called “Lebbaeus” in Matt. 10:3, and in Luke 6:16, “Judas the brother of James;” while John (14:22), probably referring to the same person, speaks of “Judas, not Iscariot.” These different names all designate the same person, viz., Jude or Judas, the author of the epistle.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.