Ἰσκαριώτης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Of disputed origin, but Hebrew אִישׁ קְרִיֹּות (ʾīš qəriyyōṯ, man of Kerioth) is the most traditional derivation. Nonetheless, this interpretation of the name is not fully accepted by all scholars. One of the most popular alternative explanations holds that Iscariot (ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ, 'Skaryota' in Syriac Aramaic, per the Peshitta text) may be a corruption of the Latin word Latin sicarius, meaning "dagger man",[1][2] which referred to a member of the Sicarii (Aramaic סיקריים, from Proto-Albanian *tsikā), a group of Jewish rebels who were known for committing acts of terrorism in the 40s and 50s CE by assassinating people in crowds using long knives hidden under their cloaks.[3]

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Proper noun

Ἰσκαριώτης (Iskariṓtēsm (genitive Ἰσκαριώτου); first declension

  1. Iscariot, a byname of the biblical Judas, one of the apostles of Jesus of Nazareth in the gospels of the Christian Bible.

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References

  1. ^ van Iersel, Bastiaan (1998) Mark: A Reader-Response Commentary, Danbury, Connecticut: Continuum International, →ISBN, page 167
  2. ^ Roth bar Raphael, Andrew Gabriel-Yizkhak (2012) Aramaic English New Testament, 5th edition, Netzari Press, →ISBN; Sedro-Woolley, Wash.: Netzari Press, 2012), 278fn177.
  3. ^ Gubar, Susan (2009) Judas: A Biography, W. W. Norton Company, →ISBN, page 31