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G912 Βαραββᾶς (Barabbâs)
Greek
Noun, Masculine
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Barabbas

Biblical Persons & Places

Barabbas Man living at the time of the New Testament
A man living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Mat.27.16; referred to as Barabbas (Βαραββᾶς) or Jesus Barabbas.

Strong's Definition

son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite

Derivation: of Chaldee origin (H01347 and H05);

KJV Usage: Barabbas

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Βαραββᾶς, Βαραββα, ὁ (from αΗΜψ son, and ΰΗαΘΜΰ father, hence, son of a father i. e. of a master (cf. Mat_23:9)), a captive robber whom the Jews begged Pilate to release instead of Christ: Mat_27:16 f (where manuscripts mentioned by Origen, and some other authorities, place Ἰησοῦν before Βαραββᾶν, approved by Fritzsche, DeWette, Meyer, Bleek, others; (cf. WH Appendix and Tdf.s note at the passage; also Treg. Printed Text, etc., p. 194f)), Matthew 27:20 f, 26 ; Mar_15:7; Mar_15:11; Mar_15:15; Luk_23:18; Joh_18:40.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

Βαραββᾶς Barabbas 11x Barabbas, pr. name

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Βαραββᾶς , -ᾶ , ὁ (Aram. αΜΗψΞΰΗαΜΘΰ , lit., son of a father , i.e . acc to Jerome, filius magistri ), Barabbas: Mat_27:16-17 ; Mat_27:20-21 ; Mat_27:26 Mar_15:7 ; Mar_15:11 ; Mar_15:15 , Luk_23:18 , Joh_18:40 . (In Mat_27:16 , some MSS. read Ἰησοῦν B .; v. WH , app ., 19 f .)†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

βάρβαρος [page 103] For the contrast with Ἕλλην see OGIS 765 .16 (iii/B.C.) αὐτὸς δὲ ἀντετά [ξ ]ατο πρὸς τοὺς βαρβάρους ἀ [τ ]ιμ [άζοντάς τε ἡμᾶς ] . . . καὶ εἰς τοὺς Ἕλληνας [παρανομοῦντας ], cf. 15, 19, 21, 32 ; ib. 763 .10 (letter of Eumenes II., ii/B.C.) ἀναδείξας ἐμαυτὸν εὐεργέτην τῶν Ἑλλήνων πολλοὺς μὲν καὶ μεγάλους ἀγῶνας ὑπέστην πρὸς τοὺ [ς ] βαρβάρους apparently the Galatae, see Dittenberger s note, and for a similar reference Magn 46 .10 . Berber is used in the same way by Egyptians to denote non-Egyptian peoples. In P Lond 410 .6 ( c. A.D. 346) (= II. p. 298) a mother beseeches Abinnaeus to release from service her son ἀπῆλθεν οὖν μετὰ τὸν βάρβαρον . P Par 10 .9 (B.C. 145) tells of a Syrian slave ἐστιγμένος τὸν δεξιὸν καρπὸν γράμμασι βαρβαρικοῖς , presumably Syrian. The more ethical sense of the word (as Ezra 21 .31 (36)) may be illustrated from Aristeas 122 τὸ τραχὺ καὶ βάρβαρον τῆς διανοίας .

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

Βαραββᾶς, -ᾶ, ὁ (Aram. בַּר־אַבָּא, lit., son of a father, i.e. accusative to Jerome, filius magistri), Barabbas: Mat.27:16, 17 20, 21, 26, Mrk.15:7, 11 15, Luk.23:18, Jhn.18:40. (In Mat.27:16, some MSS. read Ἰησοῦν Β.; see WH, App., 19f.).† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (10)

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