Iscariot

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Iscariot

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From Ancient Greek Ἰσκαριώτης (Iskariṓtēs)/ Ἰσκαριώθ (Iskariṓth); the original Hebrew or Aramaic term is unknown and the subject of much debate. For more information, see the name and background section of Wikipedia's article on Judas Iscariot.

proper noun

Epithet of Judas Iscariot, 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, and of his father Simon Iscariot.

noun Iscariots

A traitor.

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name disciple of Jesus

हिन्दी	इस्करियोती iskariyotī
Deutsch	Ischariot
Italiano	Iscariota
Русский	искарио́т iskariót
Tiếng Việt	Ítcariốt

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@misc{iscariot_2026,
  title = {Iscariot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iscariot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}