What does Βαρνάβας (Barnábas) mean in the Bible?
e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite".
Greek · G921
Βαρνάβας
Son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite
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Βαρνάβας G921
Pronunciation Barnábas
What does Βαρνάβας (Barnábas) mean in the Bible?
Βαρνάβας (Barnábas) is a Greek word meaning "son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G921?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Barnabas (26), - (1), of Barnabas (1).
Where does Βαρνάβας (Barnábas) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 4:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (23), Galatians (3), 1 Corinthians (1), Colossians (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 Barnabas 26× Acts 4:36, Acts 9:27, Acts 11:22, Acts 11:30
- 1× Acts 15:2
of Barnabas 1× Colossians 4:10
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Acts 4:36 Βαρνάβας to Barnabas Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 9:27 Βαρνάβας to Barnabas Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 11:22 Βαρνάβαν to Barnabas Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 11:30 Βαρνάβα to Barnabas Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Acts 12:25 Βαρνάβας to Barnabas Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 13:1 Βαρνάβας to Barnabas Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 13:2 Βαρνάβαν to Barnabas Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 13:7 Βαρνάβαν to Barnabas Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 13:43 Βαρνάβᾳ to Barnabas Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Acts 13:46 Βαρνάβας to Barnabas Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 4:36
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 4
Acts 23 1 Corinthians 1 Galatians 3 Colossians 1
Source forms
Βαρνάβας 10x Barnabas Acts 4:36, Acts 9:27, Acts 12:25, Acts 13:1
Βαρνάβαν 8x Barnaban Acts 11:22, Acts 13:2, Acts 13:7, Acts 13:50
Βαρνάβα 5x Barnaba Acts 11:30, Acts 15:12, Galatians 2:1, Galatians 2:9
Βαρνάβᾳ 5x Barnaba Acts 13:43, Acts 14:20, Acts 15:2, Acts 15:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 10x Acts 4:36, Acts 9:27, Acts 12:25, Acts 13:1
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 8x Acts 11:22, Acts 13:2, Acts 13:7, Acts 13:50
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 6x Acts 13:43, Acts 14:20, Acts 15:2, Acts 15:22
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 4x Acts 11:30, Acts 15:12, Galatians 2:1, Colossians 4:10
Evidence Summary
Messiah
Greek word. son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite
Strong's G921
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 29 times 16 shown below Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 4:32-37 Source Gloss
son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite
Extended definition
:--Barnabas.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 29 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 4:36 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβας barnabav
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 9:27 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβας barnabav
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 11:22 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβαν barnaban
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 11:25 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβας barnabav
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 11:30 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβα barnaba
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 12:25 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβας barnabav
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 13:1 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβας barnabav
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 13:2 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβαν barnaban
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 13:7 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβαν barnaban
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 13:43 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβᾳ· barnaba
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 13:46 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβας barnabav
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 13:50 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβαν, barnaban
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 14:12 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβαν, barnaban
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 14:14 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβας barnabav
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 14:20 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβᾳ barnaba
Barnabas
Read verse Acts 15:2 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
Βαρνάβᾳ barnaba
Barnabas
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.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
Son of encouragement or exhortation.
Why This Word Matters
His example illustrates how encouragement and sacrificial giving strengthen the church’s mission. Acts 4:32-37
Canonical Themes
Messiah
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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