Word Study · Strong's G915 · Greek
βάρβαρος
barbaros
bar'-bar-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: bárbaros
“a foreigner (i.e. non-Greek)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a foreigner (i.e. non-Greek)
Rendered in the KJV as
barbarian(-rous).
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- βάρβαροι2
- βαρβάροις,1
- βάρβαρος1
- βάρβαρος,1
- βάρβαρος·1
How it is rendered · 6
- a foreigner1
- a foreigner;1
- Barbarian,1
- natives1
- the natives1
- to barbarians,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-NSM · 3
- A-NPM · 2
- A-DPM · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 28:2βάρβαροιbarbaroiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThe islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.here: the natives
- Acts 28:4βάρβαροιbarbaroiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralWhen the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”here: natives
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 14:11βάρβαροςbarbarosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularIf, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.here: a foreigner
- 1 Corinthians 14:11βάρβαρος·barbarosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularIf, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.here: a foreigner;