Main Entry: Ju·das

Pronunciation: \ˈjü-dəs\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek Ioudas, from Hebrew Yĕhūdhāh

Date: before 12th century

1 a : the apostle who in the Gospel accounts betrayed Jesus b : a son of James and one of the twelve apostles
2 : traitor; especially : one who betrays under the guise of friendship
3 not capitalized : peephole —called also judas hole, judas window