Editing Language of Jesus (section)

===Thomas (Θωμᾶς)===
[[Gospel of John|John]] 11:16
: ''Then Thomas, who was called Didymus, said to his co-disciples, "Now let us go that we might die with him!"''

[[Thomas (Apostle)|Thomas]] ({{lang|grc|Θωμᾶς}}) is listed among the disciples of Jesus in all four gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. However, it is only in John's Gospel that more information is given. In three places (John 11:16, 20:24 and 21:2), he is given the name Didymus ({{lang|grc|Δίδυμος}}), the Greek word for a twin. In fact, "the Twin" is not just a surname, it is a translation of "Thomas". The Greek {{lang|grc|Θωμᾶς}}—Thōmâs—comes from the Aramaic ''tōmā'', "twin". Therefore, rather than two personal names, Thomas Didymus, there is a single nickname, the Twin. Christian tradition gives him the personal name Judas, and he was perhaps named Thomas to distinguish him from others of the same name.

In Aramaic, it could be ܬܐܘܡܐ.