Νικόδημος
Nikodēmos
Nicodemus
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the given Strong's number G3530, the Greek word Νικόδημος (Nikodēmos) is identified as a proper name referring to a specific person. According to the lexicon, this name is used 5 times in the Bible. This suggests that Nikodēmos held some level of significance, likely as a figure of note in the story or community being conveyed. The occurrence of this name in the Bible is limited to 5 instances, which may imply that Nikodēmos played a relatively minor or episodic role in the events recorded. Without more context or information, it is difficult to discern the exact nature of Nikodēmos' significance or how he relates to the broader narrative. Nevertheless, the fact that he is named suggests that he was a distinct individual in his time.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences across the text
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
John 3:4Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?”
John 3:9Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”
John 7:50Nicodemus (he who came to him by night, being one of them) said to them,
John 19:39Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.