kiss of Judas

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The kiss of Judas is the infamous act of betrayal in the New Testament in which Judas Iscariot identifies Jesus to the authorities with a kiss, leading to Jesus’ arrest.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Judas kiss 1
kiss of Judas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of betrayal
biblical event
follows Last Supper
hasAlternativeName betrayal of Christ
betrayal of Jesus
hasCause betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot
hasContext New Testament
Passion of Jesus
hasCulturalMeaning metaphor for betrayal by a trusted friend
hasLanguageOrigin New Testament Greek
linked to: Koine Greek
hasLocation Garden of Gethsemane
Mount of Olives
hasMotive payment of thirty pieces of silver
hasParticipants Jesus Christ
Judas Iscariot
Temple guards
chief priests’ servants
hasPerpetrator Judas Iscariot
hasScripturalReference Luke 22:47-48
Mark 14:43-46
Matthew 26:47-50
hasSymbolism false affection
hypocrisy
treachery
hasTime night
hasVictim Jesus Christ
Jesus of Nazareth
linked to: Jesus Christ
inspiredExpression Judas kiss
linked to: kiss of Judas

Judas’ kiss
involvesGesture kiss
isAlludedIn Gospel of John
isDepictedIn Christian art
Renaissance painting
iconography of the Passion
medieval painting
isDescribedIn Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
isInterpretedAs fulfillment of scriptural prophecy
isPartOf Christian salvation history
Passion narrative
isRememberedIn Christian liturgy of Holy Week
isRememberedOn Holy Thursday
linked to: Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday
precedes Crucifixion of Jesus
trial of Jesus
resultsIn arrest of Jesus
targets Jesus identified to arresting party

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arrest of Jesus hasSign kiss of Judas
Kiss of Judas inspiredExpression Judas kiss
subject linked to: kiss of Judas
linked to: kiss of Judas