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.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:
     . 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

• Aghwan: 𐕎𐔼𐕄𐕒𐔳𐔴𐕌𐕒𐕚 (niḳodemos)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尼哥底母 (zh) (Nígēdǐmǔ), 尼哥德慕 (Nígēdémù), 尼苛德摩 (Catholic)

• Dutch: Nicodemus m
• Esperanto: Nikodemo
• Finnish: Nikodemos, Nikodemus (fi)
• French: Nicodème (fr)
• German: Nikodemus
• Greek:

  Ancient: Νικόδημος m (Nikódēmos)

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

male given name

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

Verb

Nicodemus (third-person singular simple present Nicodemuses, present participle Nicodemusing, 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?

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nicodemus, from Latin Nīcodēmus, from Ancient Greek Νῑκόδημος (Nīkódēmos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌni.koːˈdeː.mʏs/
• Hyphenation: Ni‧co‧de‧mus
• Rhymes: -eːmʏs

Proper noun

Nicodemus m

1. Nicodemus (Biblical character, Pharisee in the gospel of John)

Derived terms

• nicodemiet

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.

	singular
nominative	Nīcodēmus
genitive	Nīcodēmī
dative	Nīcodēmō
accusative	Nīcodēmum
ablative	Nīcodēmō
vocative	Nīcodēme