What does Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos) mean in the Bible?
Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos) is a Greek word meaning "son of Tolmai; Bar-tholomæus, a Christian apostle".
Greek · G918
Βαρθολομαῖος
Son of Tolmai; Bar-tholomæus, a Christian apostle
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Βαρθολομαῖος G918
Pronunciation Bartholomaîos
What does Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos) mean in the Bible?
Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos) is a Greek word meaning "son of Tolmai; Bar-tholomæus, a Christian apostle".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G918?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Bartholomew (4).
Where does Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (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 Bartholomew 4× Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:14, Acts 1:13
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Matthew 10:3 Βαρθολομαῖος to Bartholomew Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 3:18 Βαρθολομαῖον to Bartholomew Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 6:14 Βαρθολομαῖον to Bartholomew Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 1:13 Βαρθολομαῖος to Bartholomew Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 10:3
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
Βαρθολομαῖον 2x Bartholomaion Mark 3:18, Luke 6:14
Βαρθολομαῖος 2x Bartholomaios Matthew 10:3, Acts 1:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Mark 3:18, Luke 6:14
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 10:3, Acts 1:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. son of Tolmai; Bar-tholomæus, a Christian apostle
Strong's G918
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
son of Tolmai; Bar-tholomæus, a Christian apostle
Extended definition
:--Bartholomeus.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:3 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαρθολομαῖος· barqolomaiov
Bartholomew
Read verse Mark 3:18 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαρθολομαῖον, barqolomaion
Bartholomew
Read verse Luke 6:14 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαρθολομαῖον, barqolomaion
Bartholomew
Read verse Acts 1:13 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαρθολομαῖος barqolomaiov
Bartholomew
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 4 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Singular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:3 · Acts 1:13 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Mark 3:18 · Luke 6:14 2×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
בַּר bar H1247 Related Hebrew
a son , grandson , etc.
H8526 Related Hebrew
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