This is the name of Thomas: One of Jesus' twelve disciples, known for doubting.
Definition
Δίδυμος, -ου, ὁ
(prop. name from δίδυμος, -η, -ον, double, sc. παῖς, twin)
Didymus, surname of the apostle Thomas: John 11:16; 20:24; 21:2.
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- John 11:16Δίδυμος · DidymusThen Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
- John 20:24Δίδυμος · DidymusNow Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
- John 21:2Δίδυμος · DidymusSimon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.