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Definition of Judas Iscariot
1. Noun. (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver.
Definition of Judas Iscariot
1. Proper noun. (christianity) One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the New Testament, who betrayed Jesus into the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver. ¹
2. Noun. A betrayer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Judas Iscariot
Literary usage of Judas Iscariot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Easter by William Croswell Doane (1910)
"'Twas the soul of Judas Iscariot, So grim, and gaunt, and gray, Raised the body
of Judas Iscariot, And carried it away. Half he walk'd, and half he seem'd ..."
2. The Mythical Interpretation of the Gospels: Critical Studies in the Historic by Thomas James Thorburn (1916)
"BARABBAS Judas Iscariot THE name Judas Iscariot presents a great puzzle to the
modern ... "Judas Iscariot," 1899), "a well-supported reading in John, ..."
3. Poems of the English Race by Raymond Macdonald Alden (1921)
"(1881) THE BALLAD OF Judas Iscariot t ROBERT BUCHANAN [Medieval legends told of
supernatural difficulties in the way of finding burial for the body of Judas ..."
4. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"'TWAS the body of Judas Iscariot Lay in the Field of Blood; 'Twas the soul of
Judas Iscariot Beside the body stood. Black was the earth by night, ..."
5. Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern by Reginald Brimley Johnson (1894)
"The Ballad of Judas Iscariot 'TWAS the body of Judas Iscariot Lay in the Field
of Blood ; 'Twas the soul of Judas Iscariot Beside the body stood. ..."
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