Greek proper noun (a person) · G912
Βαραββᾶς
Barabbasbar-ab-bas'
Barabbas
11 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: Barabbâs
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G912is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G912
son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite
The King James renders it: Barabbas.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Barabbas is rendered "Barabbas". It stands 11 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Five of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 27:16At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
Matthew 27:16Βαραββᾶν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- Barabbas11
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 11, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- Βαραββᾶν9
- Βαραββᾶς2
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular9N-ASM-P
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2N-NSM-P
Matthew
five uses
At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
- Βαραββᾶνbarabbannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barabbas
So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
- Βαραββᾶνbarabbannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barabbas
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
- Βαραββᾶνbarabbannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barabbas
“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
- Βαραββᾶνbarabbannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barabbas
So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
- Βαραββᾶνbarabbannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barabbas
Mark
three uses
And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
- Βαραββᾶςbarabbasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Barabbas
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
- Βαραββᾶνbarabbannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barabbas
And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
- Βαραββᾶνbarabbannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barabbas
Luke
one use
But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
- Βαραββᾶνbarabbannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barabbas
John
two uses
“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)
- Βαραββᾶνbarabbannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barabbas
- Βαραββᾶςbarabbasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Barabbas
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.