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<p> '''''did´i''''' -'''''mus''''' ( Δίδυμος , <i> '''''Dı́dumos''''' </i> , i.e. "twin"): The surname of [[Thomas]] (which see). </p>
 
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31120" /> ==
        John 11:16 20:24 21:2 <p> </p>
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35156" /> ==
        <p> Greek: "twin" equates to Hebrew: "Thomas". Compare John 11:16; John 20:24; John 21:2. </p>
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39699" /> ==
        John 11:16[[Thomas]] <p> </p>
== Hitchcock's Bible Names <ref name="term_45440" /> ==
       
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50590" /> ==
        <p> <strong> DIDYMUS </strong> . See Thomas. </p>
== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55664" /> ==
        <p> <b> DIDYMUS. </b> —The alternative name of the [[Apostle]] Thomas, given in three passages in the Fourth [[Gospel]] ( John 11:15; John 20:24; John 21:2 Θωμᾶς ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος). The adj. δίδυμος is regular [[Greek]] from [[Homer]] onwards, with the meaning ‘twofold’; hence δίδυμος as subs. = ‘a twin.’ Δίδυμος is the translation, as Θωμᾶς is the transliteration, of תִּאם = תֹּאמָא ‘a twin.’ </p> <p> Why St. John calls special attention to this name is not clear. Westcott suggests that [[Thomas]] may have been familiarly known in Asia Minor among the [[Gentile]] [[Christians]] as <i> [[Didymus]] </i> . John 4:25 (‘Messiah … which is called Christ’) shows that Thomas was not called <i> Didymus </i> as an additional name. See Thomas. </p> <p> E. H. Titchmarsh. </p>
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65713" /> ==
        <p> See THOMAS. </p>
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72287" /> ==
        <p> Did'ymus. (the twin). A surname of the apostle Thomas. John 11:16; John 20:24; John 21:2. See [[Thomas]] . </p>
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3104" /> ==
        <p> '''''did´i''''' -'''''mus''''' ( Δίδυμος , <i> '''''Dı́dumos''''' </i> , i.e. "twin"): The surname of [[Thomas]] (which see). </p>
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15492" /> ==
        <p> Did´ymus (a twin), a surname of the [[Apostle]] Thomas, denoting that he was a twin; and if translated, he would be called 'Thomas the Twin' [THOMAS]. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37599" /> ==
        <p> ( Δίδυμος, the Twin), a surname ( John 11:16) of the apostle THOMAS (See [[Thomas]]) (q.v.). </p>
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72105" /> ==
        <p> A surname of St. Thomas; also the name of a grammarian of Alexandria, a contemporary of Cicero, and who wrote commentaries on Homer. </p>
==References ==
<references>
 
        <ref name="term_31120"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/didymus Didymus from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
        <ref name="term_35156"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/didymus Didymus from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
        <ref name="term_39699"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/didymus Didymus from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
        <ref name="term_45440"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hitchcock-s-bible-names/didymus Didymus from Hitchcock's Bible Names]</ref>
       
        <ref name="term_50590"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/didymus Didymus from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
       
        <ref name="term_55664"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-new-testament/didymus Didymus from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament]</ref>
       
        <ref name="term_65713"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/didymus Didymus from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
        <ref name="term_72287"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/didymus Didymus from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
        <ref name="term_3104"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/didymus Didymus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
        <ref name="term_15492"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/didymus Didymus from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref>
       
        <ref name="term_37599"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/didymus Didymus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
       
        <ref name="term_72105"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/didymus Didymus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
</references>

Revision as of 18:01, 8 October 2021

Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]

John 11:16 20:24 21:2

Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]

Greek: "twin" equates to Hebrew: "Thomas". Compare John 11:16; John 20:24; John 21:2.

Holman Bible Dictionary [3]

John 11:16Thomas

Hitchcock's Bible Names [4]

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [5]

DIDYMUS . See Thomas.

Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [6]

DIDYMUS. —The alternative name of the Apostle Thomas, given in three passages in the Fourth Gospel ( John 11:15; John 20:24; John 21:2 Θωμᾶς ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος). The adj. δίδυμος is regular Greek from Homer onwards, with the meaning ‘twofold’; hence δίδυμος as subs. = ‘a twin.’ Δίδυμος is the translation, as Θωμᾶς is the transliteration, of תִּאם = תֹּאמָא ‘a twin.’

Why St. John calls special attention to this name is not clear. Westcott suggests that Thomas may have been familiarly known in Asia Minor among the Gentile Christians as Didymus . John 4:25 (‘Messiah … which is called Christ’) shows that Thomas was not called Didymus as an additional name. See Thomas.

E. H. Titchmarsh.

Morrish Bible Dictionary [7]

See THOMAS.

Smith's Bible Dictionary [8]

Did'ymus. (the twin). A surname of the apostle Thomas. John 11:16; John 20:24; John 21:2. See Thomas .

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [9]

did´i -mus ( Δίδυμος , Dı́dumos , i.e. "twin"): The surname of Thomas (which see).

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [10]

Did´ymus (a twin), a surname of the Apostle Thomas, denoting that he was a twin; and if translated, he would be called 'Thomas the Twin' [THOMAS].

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [11]

( Δίδυμος, the Twin), a surname ( John 11:16) of the apostle THOMAS (See Thomas) (q.v.).

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [12]

A surname of St. Thomas; also the name of a grammarian of Alexandria, a contemporary of Cicero, and who wrote commentaries on Homer.

References