Dictionary![]() ![]() Ju•dasPronunciation: ( jOO'dus), [key] —n. 1. Also called Ju'das Iscar'iot. the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19. 2. a person treacherous enough to betray a friend; traitor. 3. Also called Saint Judas or Saint Jude. one of the 12 apostles (not Judas Iscariot). Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13; John 14:22. 4. a brother of James (and possibly of Jesus). Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3. 5. (usually l.c.) Also called ju'das hole". a peephole, as in an entrance door or the door of a prison cell. —adj. (of an animal) used as a decoy to lead other animals to slaughter: A Judas goat led sheep into the abattoir. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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