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Βαρνάβας, α, ὁ n.m. Barnabas
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite
Derivation: of Chaldee origin (H01247 and H05029);
KJV Usage: Barnabas
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun-name, m. | -ᾶ
93.65 · Names of Persons and Places · Persons
Barnabas an additional name of a certain Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus who was an associate of Paul
ACT 4:36 · ACT 9:27 · ACT 11:22 · ACT 11:30 · ACT 12:25 · ACT 13:1 · ACT 13:2 · ACT 13:7 · ACT 13:43 · ACT 13:46 · ACT 13:50 · ACT 14:12 · ACT 14:14 · ACT 14:20 · ACT 15:2 · ACT 15:2 · ACT 15:12 · ACT 15:22 · ACT 15:25 · ACT 15:35 · ACT 15:36 · ACT 15:37 · ACT 15:39 · 1CO 9:6 · GAL 2:1 · GAL 2:9 · GAL 2:13 · COL 4:10
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Βαρναβᾶς Barnabas 28x
Barnabas, pr. name, Acts 4:36; 13:1f.; 14:12; 15:2f.; 1 Cor. 9:6; Gal. 2:1, 9, 13; Col. 4:10
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Βαρ-ναβᾶς, -α, ὁ
(Aram. בַּר, son, as prefix to another word interpreted in Ac 4:36, τῆς παρακλήσεως, perh. נְבוּאָה, wh., however, should be rendered by προφητεία as in II Es 6:14, LXX. Deiss., BS, 309 f., thinks Β. may be a variant of the name Βαρνεβοῦς, son of Nebo, found in a Syrian Inscr., altered with a view to disguising its origin; v. also Milligan, NTD, iii; Dalman, Gr., 142),
Barnabas: Ac 4:36 9:27 11:22, 30 12:25 13-15, I Co 9:6, Ga 2:1, 9, 13, Col 4:10.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
Βαρνάβας (Barnabas) — Barnabas. Βαρναβᾶς, -α, ὁ (Aram. בַּר, son, as prefix to another word interpreted in Act.4:36, τῆς παρακλήσεως, perh. נְבוּאָה, wh., however, should be rendered by προφητεία as in II Est.6:14, LXX. Deiss., BS, 309f., thinks Β. may be a variant of the name Βαρνεβοῦς, son of Nebo, found in a Syrian Inscr., altered with a view to disguising its origin; see also Milligan, NTD, iii; Dalman, Gr., 142), Barnabas: Act.4:36 9:27 11:22, 30 12:25 13-15, 1Co.9:6, Gal.2:1, 9 13, Col.4:10.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
[unnamed] (Barnabas) — [father of Barnabus]. Βαρναβᾶς, -α, ὁ (Aram. בַּר, son, as prefix to another word interpreted in Act.4:36, τῆς παρακλήσεως, perh. נְבוּאָה, wh., however, should be rendered by προφητεία as in II Est.6:14, LXX. Deiss., BS, 309f., thinks Β. may be a variant of the name Βαρνεβοῦς, son of Nebo, found in a Syrian Inscr., altered with a view to disguising its origin; see also Milligan, NTD, iii; Dalman, Gr., 142), Barnabas: Act.4:36 9:27 11:22, 30 12:25 13-15, 1Co.9:6, Gal.2:1, 9 13, Col.4:10.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)