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| 1. | Also called Judas Iscariot. 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 lowercase) Also called judas hole. a peephole, as in an entrance door or the door of a prison cell. |
| 6. | (of an animal) used as a decoy to lead other animals to slaughter: A Judas goat led sheep into the abattoir. |
| Judas Is·car·i·ot (ĭ-skār'ē-ət) One of the 12 Apostles and the betrayer of Jesus in the New Testament. |