LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Iūdās

Iūdās m sg (genitive Iūdae)
Classical[ˈjuː.daːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈjuː.das]

Meaning

  1. Judas
  2. Jude (biblical book and apostle)
  3. Judah

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeIūdās—
genitiveIūdae—
dativeIūdae—
accusativeIūdām
Iūdān		—
ablativeIūdā—
vocativeIūdā—

Jūdas, ae, or Jūda, indecl. m., = Ἰούδας.
I. Judah, son of Jacob and patriarch of one of the tribes of Israel: istae sunt familiae Juda, Vulg. Num. 1, 26: dixit Judas fratribus suis, id. Gen. 37, 26.—
B. Transf., the tribe of Judah, descendants of Judah: in diebus illis salvabitur Juda, Vulg. Jer. 23, 6.—Of the land inhabited by the tribe, Vulg. Judic. 10, 9 al.—
II. Jude or Judas, one of Christ's apostles, Vulg. Jud. 1, 1; id. Matt. 13, 55.—
III. Judas Iscariot, Sedul. Carm. 5, 38; Vulg. Matt. 10, 4; Juvenc. 4, 428.—
IV. Judas Machabæus, Vulg. Macc. 2, 4 et saep.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰούδᾱς (Ioúdās), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Y'hudá).

Descendants
  • CatalanJudes
  • ItalianGiuda
  • EnglishJudasfrom Middle English Iudas
  • EnglishJudefrom Middle English Iudas

In English words that came into English from Iūdās

  • JudasIūdās

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyJudasJudas (Ἰούδας), a Greek historian and theologian, who seems to have lived about the time of Alexander Severus, and wrote a chronological work (χρονογρ…

Quick answers

What does Iūdās mean in Latin?
Iūdās, a proper noun, means “Judas; Jude (biblical book and apostle); Judah”.
What is the genitive of Iūdās?
The genitive singular is Iūdae. Iūdās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Iūdās?
In classical Latin, [ˈjuː.daːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈjuː.das].