Encyclopedia of The Bible – Gaddis
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Gaddis

GADDIS Găd’ əs (Γαδδί, 1 Macc 2:2). This was the surname of John (KJV Johanan), the son of Mattathias and eldest brother of Judas Maccabeus. With the latter he joined in the struggle for Jewish independence in the 2nd cent. b.c.