Thaddeus

One of the Apostles of Christ, this was his surname, for Lebbeus was his former name. (See Matt. x.3.) If his name was derived from Jaduh or Thaduh, it signifies praise.

Thadde´us, a surname of the Apostle Jude, who was also called Lebbaeus (Mat 10:3; Mar 3:18; comp. Luk 6:16) [JUDE].

A surname of the apostle Jude. See JUDAS 2.\par

Thadde’us. One of the twelve apostles. Mat 10:3; Mar 3:18. From a comparison, with the catalogue of St. Luke, Luk 6:16; Act 1:13, it seems scarcely possible to doubt that the three names, of Judas, Lebbeus, and Thaddeus were borne by one and the same person. See Jude.