Thomas means "twin" in Aramaic

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Thomas the Apostle was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ, best known in Christian tradition for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection until he saw and touched Jesus’ wounds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian apostle
New Testament figure
alsoKnownAs Doubting Thomas NERFINISHED
appearsIn Gospel of John NERFINISHED
New Testament NERFINISHED
associatedWith Gospel of John NERFINISHED
biblicalEvent doubting the resurrection until seeing Jesus’ wounds
confessed "My Lord and my God" (John 20:28)
discipleOf Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
feastDay varies by Christian tradition
givenName Thomas NERFINISHED
knownFor confessing faith after seeing the risen Jesus
initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection
languageOfNameOrigin Aramaic
memberOf Twelve Apostles NERFINISHED
nameEtymology derived from Aramaic word for "twin"
nameMeaning Thomas means "twin" in Aramaic NERFINISHED
questioned truth of Jesus’ resurrection before seeing him
religion Christianity
role missionary apostle
witness of the risen Christ
symbol builder’s square (in some traditions)
spear (in some traditions)
theologicalTheme faith and doubt
traditionallyAssociatedWith mission to India
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED
Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

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Thomas nameMeaning Thomas means "twin" in Aramaic
subject surface form: Thomas the Apostle
Thomas Fischer hasGivenNameOrigin Thomas means "twin" in Aramaic
this entity surface form: Thomas derives from Aramaic Taoma meaning twin