noun · masculine
barabbaos
GreekΒαραββᾶς (barabbas)
Strong’sG912
Barabbas
stem barabba-11 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Βαραββᾶς, -ᾶ, ὁ
(Aram. בַּר־אַבָּא, lit., son of a father, i.e. acc. to Jerome, filius magistri),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G912 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbar-ab-bas'
son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite
Fromof Chaldee origin ( and );
King JamesBarabbas.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | barabbaos2×Βαραββᾶς | barabbaois |
| object accusative | barabbaon9×Βαραββᾶν | barabbaoin |
| direct address vocative | barabbaor | barabbaoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | barabbaou | barabbaoiu |
| to, for dative | barabbao | barabbaoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
barabbao is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
barabbaos“Barabbas”subjectnominative singular2×
Mark 15:7“Barabbas”ate de tos legirōtos Barabbaos meta toiu stasiastoiu dirētos hotinois en ta stasia fonon poialelē.And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
John 18:40“Barabbas”kraugazala oun palin legarōtois; Mē houton alla ton Barabbaon. ate de tos Barabbaos lēstos.“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” ( Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist. )
barabbaon“Barabbas”objectaccusative singular9×
Matthew 27:16“Barabbas”echale de tote desmion episēmon legirōton Iēsun Barabbaon.At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
Matthew 27:17“Barabbas”sunagirētoiu oun autoiu legata autoi tos Pilatos; Tinon thelavō apoluameia vi, Iēsun ton Barabbaon ē Iēsun ton legirōton christon?So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
Matthew 27:20“Barabbas”Tois de archierevois kai tois presbuterois peithala toin ochloin hina aiteleia ton Barabbaon ton de Iēsun apollualeia.But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
Matthew 27:21“Barabbas”apokriniratos de tos hēgemōnos legata autoi; Tinon thelavō apo toiu duo apoluameia vi? tois de legala; Ton Barabbaon.“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
Matthew 27:26“Barabbas”tote apoluata autoi ton Barabbaon, ton de Iēsun fragellaratos paradōata hina stauriteia.So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
Mark 15:11“Barabbas”tois de archierevois anaseiala ton ochlon hina mallon ton Barabbaon apoluateia autoi.But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
Mark 15:15“Barabbas”tos de Pilatos boulerōtos to ochlo tem hikanem poiara apoluata autoi ton Barabbaon, kai paradōata ton Iēsun fragellaratos hina stauriteia.And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
Luke 23:18“Barabbas”Anakrazala de pamplēthei legarōtois; Airasōr houton, apoluasar de ni ton Barabbaon;But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
John 18:40“Barabbas”kraugazala oun palin legarōtois; Mē houton alla ton Barabbaon. ate de tos Barabbaos lēstos.“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” ( Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist. )