Definitions for Nicodemus
nicode·mus

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1. Nicodemusnoun

   A Pharisee, a secret follower of Jesus.

2. Nicodemusnoun

   A Pharisee, a secret follower of Jesus in the New Testament.

3. Nicodemusnoun

   A male given name from Ancient Greek.

4. Etymology: Νικόδημος, from νῖκος + δῆμος.

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1. Nicodemus

   Saint Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, who, according to the Gospel of John, showed favour to Jesus. He appears three times. Nicodemus visits Jesus one night to discuss his teachings with him.; The second time Nicodemus is mentioned, is when he states the law concerning the arrest of Jesus during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The last time Nicodemus appears in the Bible is Crucifixion, when he assists Joseph of Arimathea in preparing the corpse of Jesus for burial. The discussion with Jesus is the source of several common expressions of contemporary Christianity, specifically, the descriptive phrase born again used to describe the experience of believing in Jesus as Saviour, and John 3:16, a commonly quoted verse used to describe God's plan of salvation. An apocryphal work under his name — the Gospel of Nicodemus — was produced the mid-4th century, and is mostly a reworking of the earlier Acts of Pilate, which recounts the harrowing of Hell. Though there is no clear source of information about this Nicodemus outside the Gospel of John, the Jewish Encyclopedia and many Biblical historians have theorized that he is identical to Nicodemus ben Gurion, mentioned in the Talmud as a wealthy and popular holy man reputed to have had miraculous powers. Christian tradition asserts that Nicodemus was martyred sometime in the 1st century.

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1. NICODEMUS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nicodemus is ranked #14227 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nicodemus surname appeared 2,108 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Nicodemus.
   
   91.7% or 1,933 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 69 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.5% or 54 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 25 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 17 total occurrences were Black.
   0.4% or 10 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce Nicodemus?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nicodemus in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nicodemus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Nicodemus in a Sentence

1. Sam James Ervin, Jr.:

   I'm not going to let anybody come down at night like Nicodemus and whisper something in my ear that no one else can hear. That is not executive privilege it is poppycock.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nicodemus
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Nicodemus
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html