Latin for Hebrew Nakdimon (Aramaic Niqodemus; Greek Nikodemos), meaning “victoriousâ€. A Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin who talked with Messiah privately at night. Both he and Joseph of Arimathea, another Sanhedrin member, put Messiahâ€(tm)s body in the tomb after the crucifixion. Yo 3, 7, 19.
Nicodemus (Greek: Îικόδημος) was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, who, according to the Gospel of John, showed favour to Jesus. He appears three times in the Gospel: the first is when he visits Jesus one night to listen to his teachings (3:1-21); the second is when he states the law concerning the arrest of Jesus during the Feast of Tabernacles (7:45-51); and the last follows the Crucifixion, when he assists Joseph of Arimathea in preparing the corpse of Jesus for burial (19:39-42).