Judas: Meaning and Definition of

Ju•das

1. Also calledthe disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19.
2. a person treacherous enough to betray a friend; traitor.
3. Also calledorone 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 calleda peephole, as in an entrance door or the door of a prison cell.

1. (of an animal) used as a decoy to lead other animals to slaughter: A Judas goat led sheep into the abattoir.