προ-δότης G4273
betrayer, traitor; one who hands over or abandons another in danger
This noun denotes a betrayer or traitor—someone who hands over another person or abandons them in a moment of danger. Classical Greek used it for political traitors and those who violated oaths. The New Testament applies it both to Judas Iscariot specifically and to the general character of betrayers. It carries strong moral condemnation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Identifies those who betray others, particularly in contexts of moral failing and persecution. Luke 6:16 identifies 'Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.' Acts 7:52 asks which prophet the ancestors did not persecute, calling them 'betrayers and murderers' of the Righteous One. Second Timothy 3:4 lists 'traitors' among the characteristics of people in the last days. The Spanish 'traidor/traidores,' French 'traître,' and German 'Verräter' all emphasize the grave moral failing. This term marks both Judas's specific betrayal of Jesus and the broader pattern of those who abandon or hand over the righteous to their enemies. 3×
AR["خائِنينَ", "خائِنًا", "خَائِنُونَ"]·ben["বিশ্বাসঘাতক", "বিশ্বাসঘাতক,"]·DE["Verraeter", "προδόται", "προδότης"]·EN["a-traitor", "betrayers", "traitors"]·FR["traître"]·heb["בּוֹגְדִים", "בּוֹגֵד"]·HI["धोखेबाज़", "विशवअसघति,", "विश्वासघाती"]·ID["pengkhianat"]·IT["prodotai", "prodotes", "traditore"]·jav["ingkang-khianat", "khianat,", "pengkhianat"]·KO["배신자", "배신자들", "배신자들-과"]·PT["traidores"]·RU["предателем", "предатели", "предателями"]·ES["traidor", "traidores"]·SW["msaliti", "wasaliti"]·TR["hain", "hain.", "siz"]·urd["دغاباز", "دھوکے-باز", "غدار"]
Related Senses
H2896a 1. good (quality or moral) (305×)H7563 1. wicked person (259×)H7451c 1. moral evil or wickedness (234×)H5771 1. iniquity, sin, wrongdoing (222×)H6662 1. righteous person (substantive) (195×)G0266 1. sin, failure, transgression (173×)H2403b 1. sin, transgression (170×)H2617a 1. Covenant faithfulness, steadfast love (167×)H2398 1. Qal: to sin, commit sin (165×)H6666 1. righteousness, moral uprightness (145×)G5485 1. grace, divine favor (141×)H7451a 1. morally evil, wicked (129×)H2403b 2. sin-offering, sacrifice for sin (120×)G2570 1. good, right, excellent (98×)H6588 1. transgression, offense against God (88×)G0018 1. good (moral quality) (85×)H2896b 1. good, what is good (85×)H7451b 1. evil, wickedness (moral) (83×)H7451a 2. evil, harm, calamity (80×)G1342 1. righteous, upright (of persons) (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
προ-δότης, ου, Doric dialect -ας, ὁ, betrayer, traitor, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. πατρός, πατρίδος, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τῶν ὅρκων traitor to his oaths, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 one who abandons in danger, Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 as adjective, irregular comparative -ίστερονRefs 9th c.AD+