Jude
n 1: (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the
Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems
hopeless [syn: {Jude}, {Saint Jude}, {St. Jude}, {Judas},
{Thaddaeus}]
2: a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude [syn: {Epistle
of Jude}, {Jude}]
Jude
= Judas. Among the apostles there were two who bore this name,
(1) Judas (Jude 1:1; Matt. 13:55; John 14:22; Acts 1:13), called
also Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18); and (2)
Judas Iscariot (Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:19). He who is called "the
brother of James" (Luke 6:16), may be the same with the Judas
surnamed Lebbaeus. The only thing recorded regarding him is in
John 14:22.