Nicodemus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκόδημος (Nīkódēmos), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).

Proper noun

Nicodemus

1. A Pharisee, a secret follower of Jesus in the New Testament.
   • Template:RQ:Authorized Version. 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:

2. (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Translations

biblical Pharisee

• French: Nicodème (fr)
• German: Nikodemus
• Greek:

  Ancient: Νικόδημος m (Nikódēmos)

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• Maore Comorian: Nikodemo
• Russian: Никоди́м (ru) m (Nikodím)

male given name

• Finnish: Teemu (fi)
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• Russian: Никоди́м (ru) m (Nikodím)

Verb

Nicodemus (third-person singular simple present Nicodemus, present participle es, simple past and past participle Nicodemused)

1. 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?

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκόδημος (Nīkódēmos), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /niː.koˈdeː.mus/, [niːkɔˈd̪eːmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ni.koˈde.mus/, [nikoˈd̪ɛːmus]

Proper noun

Nīcodēmus m sg (genitive Nīcodēmī); second declension

1. a male given name, character in the play Vidularia of Plautus.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nīcodēmus
Genitive	Nīcodēmī
Dative	Nīcodēmō
Accusative	Nīcodēmum
Ablative	Nīcodēmō
Vocative	Nīcodēme