Βαραββᾶς
Barabbâs
Barabbas
Proper name: Barabbas. The primary lexical meaning is 'son of Abba,' where 'Abba' may be interpreted as a personal name or as 'father' (from Aramaic). As a proper name or patronymic, Barabbas identifies an individual whose father's name or honorific is Abba. In the New Testament context, Barabbas is the name of a man imprisoned at Jerusalem and released instead of Jesus during the Passover amnesty.
John 18:40 · Word #13
Lexicon G912
| Lemma | Βαραββᾶς |
| Transliteration | Barabbâs |
| Strong's | G912 |
| Definition | Proper name: Barabbas. The primary lexical meaning is 'son of Abba,' where 'Abba' may be interpreted as a personal name or as 'father' (from Aramaic). As a proper name or patronymic, Barabbas identifies an individual whose father's name or honorific is Abba. In the New Testament context, Barabbas is the name of a man imprisoned at Jerusalem and released instead of Jesus during the Passover amnesty. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Barabbas |
| Literal | Barabbas |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Βαραββᾶς |
| Strong's | G912 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G912-02
Barabbas
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, masculine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS) — proper name functioning as subject form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term is a transliterated Aramaic patronymic meaning "son of Abba," but in the Greek New Testament it functions exclusively as a proper name. As a nominative masculine singular noun, it is rendered directly as the personal name "Barabbas." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Barabbas
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Greek. P1 meaning: Barabbas |