Nicodemus
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκόδημος (Nīkódēmos), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).
Proper noun
editNicodemus
- A Pharisee, a secret follower of Jesus in the New Testament.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:. John 3: 1-2:
- There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God:
- (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Translations
editbiblical Pharisee
Verb
editNicodemus (third-person singular simple present Nicodemuses, present participle Nicodemusing, simple past and past participle Nicodemused)
- To be kept hidden, in the manner of the Pharisee Nicodemus.
- c. 1760, Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy:
- How many Caesars and Pompeys, he would say, by mere inspiration of their names, have been rendered worthy of them? And how many, he would add, are there, who might have done exceedingly well in the world, had not their characters and spirits been totally depressed and Nicodemus’d into nothing?
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch nicodemus, from Latin Nīcodēmus, from Ancient Greek Νῑκόδημος (Nīkódēmos).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNicodemus m
- Nicodemus (Biblical character, Pharisee in the gospel of John)
Derived terms
editLatin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκόδημος (Nīkódēmos), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /niː.koˈdeː.mus/, [niːkɔˈd̪eːmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ni.koˈde.mus/, [nikoˈd̪ɛːmus]
Proper noun
editNīcodēmus m sg (genitive Nīcodēmī); second declension
- a male given name, character in the play Vidularia of Plautus
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Nīcodēmus |
Genitive | Nīcodēmī |
Dative | Nīcodēmō |
Accusative | Nīcodēmum |
Ablative | Nīcodēmō |
Vocative | Nīcodēme |
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