Nikodemos is the personal name of the man identified in John as speaking with Jesus and later bringing burial spices.

The attested form functions as a personal name identifying the same man: he is introduced as a Jewish ruler, speaks and asks questions, is identified among a group, and later comes carrying myrrh and aloes.

1. Personal name identifying a man in John · dominant

   The nominative singular masculine form identifies the man introduced in John 3:1 as a Pharisee and ruler of the Jews; in John 3:4 and John 3:9 the APB renders him speaking and questioning. In John 7:50 he is identified as one of those addressed, while John 19:39 presents him coming with myrrh and aloes.

   John 3:1John 3:4John 3:9John 7:50John 19:39

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the name as “Nicodemus,” using it both for introduction and for the speaker or actor in the narrative. The verse is read as a whole, but its clauses consistently identify the same named man.