Nicodemus

English Etymology Borrowed from en grc Νῑκόδημος, from grc νῑ́κη victory + grc δῆμος people. Pronunciation en /nɪkəˈdiːməs/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Nicodemus.wav Southern England Proper noun A Pharisee, a secret follower of Jesus in the New Testament. 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: en rare en male Ancient Greek. Derived terms en Nicodemian Nicodemite Translations biblical Pharisee Aghwan: xag 𐕎𐔼𐕄𐕒𐔳𐔴𐕌𐕒𐕚 Bulgarian: bg Никодим m Burmese: my နိကောဒင် Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 尼哥底母, cmn 尼哥德慕, cmn 尼苛德摩 Catholic Comorian: Maore Comorian: swb Nikodemo Dutch: nl Nicodemus m Esperanto: eo Nikodemo Finnish: fi Nikodemos, fi Nikodemus French: fr Nicodème German: de Nikodemus Greek: el Νικόδημος m Ancient Greek: grc Νικόδημος m Hindi: hi नीकुदेमुस m Italian: it Nicodemo m Malayalam: ml നിക്കോഡെമസ്, ml നിക്കൊദേമോസ് Russian: ru Никоди́м m Spanish: es Nicodemo m male given name Bulgarian: bg Никодим m Finnish: fi Teemu Polish: pl Nikodem m Russian: ru Никоди́м m Spanish: es Nicodemo m Verb To be kept hidden, in the manner of the Pharisee Nicodemus. en 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? en Biblical characters Dutch Etymology From nl dum nicodemus, from nl la Nīcodēmus, from nl grc Νῑκόδημος. Pronunciation nl /ˌni.koːˈdeː.mʏs/ nl Ni co de mus nl eːmʏs Proper noun m en Nicodemus Biblical character, Pharisee in the gospel of John Derived terms nl nicodemiet Latin Etymology Borrowed from la grc Νῑκόδημος, from grc νῑ́κη victory + grc δῆμος people. Pronunciation Nīcodēmus 1 Proper noun Nīcodēmus<2> la male, character in the play Vidularia of Plautus Declension Nīcodēmus<2>