Strong G921G921H[unnamed]

[father of Barnabus]

One of the 2 senses of Strong G921

Transliteration
Barnabas
Pronunciation
bar-nab'-as
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Of Chaldee origin [H1247] and [H5029];
son of Nabas (that is prophecy);
Barnabas an Israelite: - Barnabas.

Meaning of the name

father of Barnabas, "son of comfort"

Detailed definition

Βαρναβᾶς, -α, ὁ (Aram. בַּר, son, as prefix to another word interpreted in Act.4:36, τῆς παρακλήσεως, perh. נְבוּאָה, wh., however, should be rendered by προφητεία as in II Est.6:14, LXX. Deiss., BS, 309f., thinks Β. may be a variant of the name Βαρνεβοῦς, son of Nebo, found in a Syrian Inscr., altered with a view to disguising its origin; see also Milligan, NTD, iii; Dalman, Gr., 142),
Barnabas: Act.4:36 9:27 11:22, 30 12:25 13-15, 1Co.9:6, Gal.2:1, 9 13, Col.4:10.†
(AS)

In the biblical story

father of Barnabas

A close relative of John Mark.

A reference to the grandfather or other close relative of John Mark.

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