King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G912
Transliteration: Barabbas
Phonetic Spelling: (bar-ab-bas')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: "son of Abba", Barabbas, the Israelite robber released instead of Christ
Meaning: Barabbas -- "son of Abba", the Israelite robber released instead of Christ
Βαραββᾶς, Βαραββα, ὁ (from בַּר son, and אַבָּא father, hence, son of a father i. e. of a master (cf. Matthew 23:9)), a captive robber whom the Jews begged Pilate to release instead of Christ: Matthew 27:16f (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 27:20f, 26; Mark 15:7, 11, 15; Luke 23:18; John 18:40.
Word Summary
Barabbas: "son of Abba", Barabbas, the Israelite robber released instead of Christ
Original Word: ΒαραββᾶςTransliteration: Barabbas
Phonetic Spelling: (bar-ab-bas')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: "son of Abba", Barabbas, the Israelite robber released instead of Christ
Meaning: Barabbas -- "son of Abba", the Israelite robber released instead of Christ
Strong's Concordance
Barabbas. Of Chaldee origin (dikaiosis and Abba); son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite -- Barabbas.
see HEBREW ga'own
see HEBREW 'Abagtha'
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 912: ΒαραββᾶςΒαραββᾶς, Βαραββα, ὁ (from בַּר son, and אַבָּא father, hence, son of a father i. e. of a master (cf. Matthew 23:9)), a captive robber whom the Jews begged Pilate to release instead of Christ: Matthew 27:16f (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 27:20f, 26; Mark 15:7, 11, 15; Luke 23:18; John 18:40.