10-01-2012, 07:51 PM
In my search for the etymology of this term, I came upon this page:
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Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Wrote:Others think he is so called, from the Syriac word, 'Xwyrks, "secariota", which signifies a "purse", or bag, because he carried the bag.I was unable to find such a lexical definition. Has anyone heard of this?