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Didymus

/ˈdɪdɪməs/

Didymuseigenname

/ˈdɪdɪməs/

Used chiefly in historical and biblical contexts as a male given name (e.g., Didymus the Blind, apostle Thomas Didymus).

Definitionen

A male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by the apostle Thomas in the New Testament.

In John 11:16, Thomas, who is called Didymus, speaks to his fellow disciples.

Synonyme

Didymus (as an epithet for Thomas)

didymussubstantiv

Definitionen

(obsolete, medicine) A testicle; one of the pair of male reproductive glands.

The surgeon noted swelling in the left didymus.

(rare) The two testicles considered together.

Ancient anatomists referred to the didymus as evidence of the body's paired organs.