Word Summary
Barsabbas: "son of Sabba", Barsabbas, the surname of two Israelites Christian
Original Word: ΒαρσαββᾶςTransliteration: Barsabbas
Phonetic Spelling: (bar-sab-as')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: "son of Sabba", Barsabbas, the surname of two Israelites Christian
Meaning: Barsabbas -- "son of Sabba", the surname of two Israelites Christian
Strong's Concordance
Barsabas.
Of Chaldee origin (bar and probably tsba'); son of Sabas (or Tsaba); Bar-sabas, the name of two Israelites -- Barsabas.
see HEBREW bar
see HEBREW tsba'
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 923: ΒαρσαβαςΒαρσαβας (
Βαρσαββᾶς L T Tr WH; see
WH's Appendix, p. 159),
Βαρσαβα (
Buttmann, 20 (18)),
ὁ,
Barsabas (or Barsabbas) (i. e. son of Saba (others, Zaba));
1. the surname of a certain Joseph: Acts 1:23 (B. D. under the word ). 2. the surname of a certain Judas: Acts 15:22 (B. D. under the word Judas Barsabas).