What does Βαραββᾶς (Barabbâs) mean in the Bible?
Βαραββᾶς (Barabbâs) is a Greek word meaning "son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite".
Greek · G912
Βαραββᾶς
Son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite
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Βαραββᾶς G912
Pronunciation Barabbâs
What does Βαραββᾶς (Barabbâs) mean in the Bible?
Βαραββᾶς (Barabbâs) is a Greek word meaning "son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G912?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Barabbas (11).
Where does Βαραββᾶς (Barabbâs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (5), Mark (3), John (2), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Barabbas 11× Matthew 27:16, Matthew 27:17, Matthew 27:20, Matthew 27:21
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Matthew 27:16 Βαραββᾶν to Barabbas Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 27:17 Βαραββᾶν to Barabbas Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 27:20 Βαραββᾶν to Barabbas Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 27:21 Βαραββᾶν to Barabbas Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 27:26 Βαραββᾶν to Barabbas Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 15:7 Βαραββᾶς to Barabbas Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 15:11 Βαραββᾶν to Barabbas Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 15:15 Βαραββᾶν to Barabbas Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 23:18 Βαραββᾶν to Barabbas Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular John 18:40 Βαραββᾶν to Barabbas Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 27:16
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 4
Matthew 5 Mark 3 Luke 1 John 2
Source forms
Βαραββᾶν 9x Barabban Matthew 27:16, Matthew 27:17, Matthew 27:20, Matthew 27:21
Βαραββᾶς 2x Barabbas Mark 15:7, John 18:40
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 9x Matthew 27:16, Matthew 27:17, Matthew 27:20, Matthew 27:21
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Mark 15:7, John 18:40
Evidence Summary
Greek word. son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite
Strong's G912
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 2 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite
Extended definition
:--Barabbas.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:16 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαραββᾶν. barabban
Barabbas
Read verse Matthew 27:17 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαραββᾶν, barabban
Barabbas
Read verse Matthew 27:20 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαραββᾶν, barabban
Barabbas
Read verse Matthew 27:21 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαραββᾶν. barabban
Barabbas
Read verse Matthew 27:26 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαραββᾶν· barabban
Barabbas
Read verse Mark 15:7 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαραββᾶς barabbav
Barabbas
Read verse Mark 15:11 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαραββᾶν barabban
Barabbas
Read verse Mark 15:15 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαραββᾶν· barabban
Barabbas
Read verse Luke 23:18 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαραββᾶν· barabban
Barabbas
Read verse John 18:40 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαραββᾶν· barabban
Barabbas
Read verse John 18:40 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαραββᾶς barabbav
Barabbas
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Accusative (9) Number pattern Singular (11)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Mark 15:7 · John 18:40 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:16 · Matt 27:17 · Matt 27:20 · Matt 27:21 · Matt 27:26 · Mark 15:11 · Mark 15:15 · Luke 23:18 · John 18:40 9×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
גָּאוֹן gāʾôn H1347 Related Hebrew
the same as 1346
H5 Related Hebrew
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain