noun · masculine
barsabbaos
GreekΒαρσαββᾶς (barsabbas)
Strong’sG923
Barsabbas
stem barsabba-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Βαρσαββᾶς (Rec. -αβᾶς), -ᾶ
(Aram., son of Sabba),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G923 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbar-sab-as'
son of Sabas (or Tsaba); Bar-sabas, the name of two Israelites
Fromof Chaldee origin ( and probably );
King JamesBarsabas.
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 | barsabbaos | barsabbaois |
| object accusative | barsabbaon2×Βαρσαββᾶν | barsabbaoin |
| direct address vocative | barsabbaor | barsabbaoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | barsabbaou | barsabbaoiu |
| to, for dative | barsabbao | barsabbaoi |
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
barsabbao 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
barsabbaon“Barsabbas”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 1:23“Barsabbas”kai histanala duo, Iōsēf ton kalirōton Barsabbaon, hos epikalita Ioustos, kai Maththion.So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
Acts 15:22“Barsabbas”Tote dokata toi apostoloi kai toi presbuteroi sun hola ta ekklēsa eklegeratoin anēroin ek autoiu pempara eis Antiocheian sun to Paulo kai Barnabao, Ioudaon ton kalirōton Barsabbaon kai Silaon, anēroin hēgerōtoin en toi adelfoi,Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,