Ἰσκαριώτης

Ancient Greek

proper noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew (modern) איש־קריות (man of Kerioth) derived from Latin sicarius (contract killer, daggerman) derived from Proto-Albanian *tsikā.

Origin

Proto-Albanian

*tsikā

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Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Sicarius English
Iscariotes Latin
sica Latin
sicarius Latin
sīca Latin
Iscariote French
*ḱey- Proto-Indo-European
Ítcariốt Vietnamese
איש־קריות Hebrew (modern)
*tsikā Proto-Albanian