Simon the Canaanite] Or, Cannite, that is, the zealous, Luke 6. 15. This is added to distinguish him from Simon Peter, verse 2.
Judas Iscariot] A man of Kerioth in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:25. or, of Issachar, Judges 10:1. or, a man of reward: For he betrayed Christ for money, Chap. 26. 15. By this epithite, and the words following he is distinguished from the other Judas. See on verse 3.