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Iscariot definition

Is·car·i·ot (is ker′ē ət)

noun

Etymology: LL(Ec) Iscariota < Gr(Ec) Iskariōtēs < ? Heb īsh-qĕrīyōth, man of Kerioth (town in Palestine)

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