ΒαραββᾶςBarabbâs
son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite
Greek (New Testament) · G912
Meanings
Barabbas: Matthew 27:16, Matthew 27:17, Matthew 27:20, Matthew 27:21, Matthew 27:26, Mark 15:7, Mark 15:11, Mark 15:15, Luke 23:18, John 18:40. (In Matthew 27:16, some MSS. read Ἰησοῦν Β.; see WH, App., 19 f.).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 27:16 This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas.
- Matthew 27:17 As the crowds gathered before Pilate’s house that morning, he asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
- Matthew 27:20 Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death.
- Matthew 27:21 So the governor asked again, “Which of these two do you want me to release to you?” The crowd shouted back, “Barabbas!”
- Matthew 27:26 So Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.
- Mark 15:7 One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, a revolutionary who had committed murder in an uprising.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.