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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ΒαρθολομαῖοςG918
PronunciationBartholomaîos
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 ItBartholomew4×Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:14, Acts 1:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 10:3
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Matthew1Mark1Luke1Acts1
Source forms
Βαρθολομαῖον2xBartholomaionMark 3:18, Luke 6:14
Βαρθολομαῖος2xBartholomaiosMatthew 10:3, Acts 1:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular2xMark 3:18, Luke 6:14
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 10:3, Acts 1:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. son of Tolmai; Bar-tholomæus, a Christian apostle
Strong'sG918
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
son of Tolmai; Bar-tholomæus, a Christian apostle
Extended definition
:--Bartholomeus.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 10:3Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαρθολομαῖος·barqolomaiov
Bartholomew
Read verseMark 3:18Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαρθολομαῖον,barqolomaion
Bartholomew
Read verseLuke 6:14Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαρθολομαῖον,barqolomaion
Bartholomew
Read verseActs 1:13Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαρθολομαῖοςbarqolomaiov
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 patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 10:3 · Acts 1:132×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMark 3:18 · Luke 6:142×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
בַּרbarH1247RelatedHebrew
a son , grandson , etc.
H8526RelatedHebrew