Strong G919Βαριησοῦς
Bar-Jesus
- Transliteration
- Bariēsous
- Pronunciation
- bar-ee-ay-sooce'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Bar-Jesus, "son of Jesus [Joshua]"
Detailed definition
Βαρι-ησοῦς, -οῦ, ὁ (Aram. בַּר־יֵשׁוּעַ, son of Joshua),
Bar-Jesus: Act.13:6 (see: Ἐλύμας).†
(AS)
Bar-Jesus: Act.13:6 (see: Ἐλύμας).†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Bar-jesus
A Jewish sorcerer who opposed Paul and Barnabas.
Bar-Jesus, also known as Elymas, was a Jewish sorcerer who tried to hinder Paul and Barnabas' ministry.
In the Bible
Strong G919 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- jesus1
First verses
- Acts 13:6And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar–jesus: