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GreekG0923Proper Noun (Masculine)

Βαρσαβᾶς

Barsabas

2Occurrences
G0923Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

son of Sabas (or Tsaba); Bar-sabas, the name of two Israelites

of Chaldee origin (H01247 and probably H06634);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
-ᾶ (Aram., son of Sabba), Barsabbas
1.the surname of one Joseph
2.The surname of one Judas

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

Βαρσαβᾶς appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
2

Key Passages

Acts 1:23BSB

So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.

Acts 15:22BSB

Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.