βάρβαρος

barbarosAdjectiveG0915

barbarian

From: of uncertain derivation;

Short Definition

a foreigner (i.e. non-Greek)

Full Lexicon Entry

barbarous, barbarian, strange to Greek language and culture (and also, after the Persian war, with the added sense of brutal, rude): (see Lft., in l., and Notes, 249).
LXX Usage: (114):1 (לעז), (36) (בּער), *

Grammar

Part of Speech Adjective

Morphology G:A

DescriptionGreek Adjective

Occurrences

5 times

Appears 5 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Acts
2
1 Corinthians
1
Colossians
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Corinthians 14:11
  • Acts 28:2
  • Acts 28:4
  • Colossians 3:11
  • Romans 1:14

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