STRONGS G2280:
Θαδδαῖος,
-ου,
ὁ, (
תַּדַּי, perhaps large-
hearted or
courageous, although it has not been shown that
תַּד equivalent to the Hebrew
שַׁד can mean
pectus as well as
mamma; [some would connect the terms by the fact that the 'child of one's
heart' may be also described as a '
bosom-child'; but see
B. D. under the word Jude]),
Thaddæus, a surname of the apostle Jude; he was also called
Lebbæus and was the brother of James the less:
Matthew 10:3 R G L Tr WH; Mark 3:18. [Cf.
B. D. under the word; Keil on Matthew, the passage cited;
WH's Appendix, p. 11
b. The latter hold the name
Λεββαῖος to be due to an early attempt to bring Levi (
Λευείς) the publican (
Luke 5:27) within the Twelve.]
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