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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Didymus
Greek for twin, and John's byname for the apostle Thomas. John probably translates it because some readers knew Thomas by the nickname. No one says who the other twin was.
Greek for twin, and John's byname for the apostle Thomas. John probably translates it because some readers knew Thomas by the nickname. No one says who the other twin was.
Didymus is the Greek word for “twin,” used in John's Gospel as a byname for the apostle Thomas (John 11:16; 20:24; 21:2). John likely includes the translation because some readers knew Thomas primarily by this descriptive nickname rather than his Aramaic name. No biblical tradition identifies who his twin sibling was.
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- John 11:16
- John 20:24
- John 21:2
