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Lexicon :: Strong's G912 - barabbas

Strong's

Red Letter

Βαραββᾶς

Transliteration

barabbas (Key)

Pronunciation

bar-ab-bas'

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Part of Speech

proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Of Aramaic origin בַּר (H1247) and אֲבַגְתָא (H5)

Greek Inflections of Βαραββᾶς [?]

mGNT
11x in 2 unique form(s) TR
11x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

Βαραββᾶς Barabbâs, bar-ab-bas'; of Chaldee origin (H1347 and H5); son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite:—Barabbas.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G912 in the following manner: Barabbas (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G912 in the following manner: Barabbas (11x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Barabbas = "son of a father or master"
1. the captive robber whom the Jews begged Pilate to release instead of Christ

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Βαραββᾶς Barabbâs, bar-ab-bas'; of Chaldee origin (H1347 and H5); son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite:—Barabbas.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G912:

Βαραββᾶς, -ᾶ, ὁ, (from בַּר son, and אַבָּא father, hence, son of a father i. e. of a master [cf. Matthew 23:9]), a captive robber whom the Jews begged Pilate to release instead of Christ: Matthew 27:16f (where manuscripts mentioned by Origen, and some other authorities, place Ἰησοῦν before Βαραββᾶν, approved by Fritzsche, DeWette, Meyer, Bleek, others; [cf. WH Appendix and Tdf.s note at the passage; also Treg. Printed Text, etc., p. 194f]), Matthew 27:20f, 26; Mark 15:7, 11, 15; Luke 23:18; John 18:40.

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew: 23:9; 27:16; 27:20; 27:26
Mark: 15:7; 15:11; 15:15
Luke: 23:18
John: 18:40

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Strong's Number G912 matches the Greek Βαραββᾶς (barabbas),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the TR Greek.

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Mat 27:16 - εἶχον δὲ τότε δέσμιον ἐπίσημον λεγόμενον Ἰησοῦν Βαραββᾶν^G912

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Mat 27:17 - συνηγμένων οὖν αὐτῶν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Πιλᾶτος τίνα θέλετε ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν Ἰησοῦν τὸν Βαραββᾶν^G912 ἢ Ἰησοῦν τὸν λεγόμενον Χριστόν

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Mat 27:20 - οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεισαν τοὺς ὄχλους ἵνα αἰτήσωνται τὸν Βαραββᾶν^G912 τὸν δὲ Ἰησοῦν ἀπολέσωσιν

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Mat 27:21 - ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἡγεμὼν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς τίνα θέλετε ἀπὸ τῶν δύο ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν οἱ δὲ εἶπαν τὸν Βαραββᾶν^G912

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Mat 27:26 - τότε ἀπέλυσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Βαραββᾶν^G912 τὸν δὲ Ἰησοῦν φραγελλώσας παρέδωκεν ἵνα σταυρωθῇ

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Mar 15:7 - ἦν δὲ ὁ λεγόμενος Βαραββᾶς^G912 μετὰ τῶν στασιαστῶν δεδεμένος οἵτινες ἐν τῇ στάσει φόνον πεποιήκεισαν

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Mar 15:11 - οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς ἀνέσεισαν τὸν ὄχλον ἵνα μᾶλλον τὸν Βαραββᾶν^G912 ἀπολύσῃ αὐτοῖς

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Mar 15:15 - ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος βουλόμενος τῷ ὄχλῳ τὸ ἱκανὸν ποιῆσαι ἀπέλυσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Βαραββᾶν^G912 καὶ παρέδωκεν τὸν Ἰησοῦν φραγελλώσας ἵνα σταυρωθῇ

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Luk 23:18 - ἀνέκραγον δὲ παμπληθεὶ λέγοντες αἶρε τοῦτον ἀπόλυσον δὲ ἡμῖν τὸν Βαραββᾶν^G912

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Jhn 18:40 - ἐκραύγασαν οὖν πάλιν λέγοντες μὴ τοῦτον ἀλλὰ τὸν Βαραββᾶν^G912 ἦν δὲ ὁ Βαραββᾶς^G912 λῃστής

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