a twin; double
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
DIDYMUS.See Thomas.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Greek: "twin" equates to Hebrew: "Thomas". Compare Joh_11:16; Joh_20:24; Joh_21:2.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Did'ymus. (the twin). A surname of the apostle Thomas. Joh_11:16; Joh_20:24; Joh_21:2. See Thomas.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
did?i-mus (Δίδυμος, Dı́dumos, i.e. ?twin?): The surname of THOMAS (which see).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Did?ymus (a twin), a surname of the Apostle Thomas, denoting that he was a twin; and if translated, he would be called 'Thomas the Twin' (Joh_11:16) [THOMAS].
The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.
Didymus
(Δίδυμος, the Twin), a surname (Joh_11:16) of the apostle THOMAS SEE THOMAS (q.v.).
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.