Judas one of the twelve Apostles; full name
Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Christ to the Jewish authorities in return for
thirty pieces of silver; the Gospels leave his motives uncertain. Overcome with remorse, he later committed suicide by hanging, and was buried in the
potter's field.
Judas Bible an early 17th century translation in which
Judas appears as a misprint for
Jesus.
Judas-coloured of hair, red, from the medieval tradition that Judas Iscariot had red hair and beard.
Judas goat an animal used to lead others in a flock or herd to destruction, as in a slaughterhouse.
Judas kiss an act of betrayal, especially one disguised as a gesture of friendship, with biblical allusion to the betrayal of Christ, when in
Gethsemane Judas identified their quarry to the soldiers with a kiss of greeting.
Judas tree a Mediterranean tree of the pea family, with purple flowers that typically appear before the rounded leaves; according to popular belief, Judas hanged himself on a tree of this kind.
Judas window a small aperture in a door (in some old houses, or in prison cells), through which a person can look without being noticed from the other side; a peep-hole.
