Greek proper noun (a person) · G921
Βαρνάβας
Barnabasbar-nab'-as
[father of Barnabus]
28 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: Barnábas
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G921is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G921
son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite
The King James renders it: Barnabas.
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
Barnabas is rendered "[father of Barnabus]". It stands 28 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Twenty-three of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 4:36Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
Acts 4:36Βαρναβᾶς
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Twenty-three of the word's twenty-eight uses are in Acts.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- Barnabas24
- of Barnabas2
- after Barnabas1
- to Barnabas1
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 28, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 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
- Βαρναβᾶς10
- Βαρναβᾶν8
- Βαρναβᾷ6
- Βαρναβᾶ4
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular10N-NSM-P
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular8N-ASM-P
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular6N-DSM-P
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular4N-GSM-P
Acts
twenty-three uses
Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
- Βαρναβᾶςbarnabasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
- Βαρναβᾶςbarnabasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
- Βαρναβᾶνbarnabannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
- Βαρναβᾶbarnabanoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Barnabas
When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
- Βαρναβᾶςbarnabasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
- Βαρναβᾶςbarnabasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
- Βαρναβᾶνbarnabannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.
- Βαρναβᾶνbarnabannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
- Βαρναβᾷbarnabanoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: after Barnabas
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
- Βαρναβᾶςbarnabasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
- Βαρναβᾶνbarnabannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
- Βαρναβᾶνbarnabannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
- Βαρναβᾶςbarnabasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
- Βαρναβᾷbarnabanoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
- Βαρναβᾷbarnabanoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
- Βαρναβᾶνbarnabannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
- Βαρναβᾶbarnabanoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
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,
- Βαρναβᾷbarnabanoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
- Βαρναβᾷbarnabanoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
- Βαρναβᾶςbarnabasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
- Βαρναβᾶνbarnabannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.
- Βαρναβᾶςbarnabasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
- Βαρναβᾶνbarnabannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
1 Corinthians
one use
Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?
- Βαρναβᾶςbarnabasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
Galatians
three uses
Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
- Βαρναβᾶbarnabanoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
- Βαρναβᾷbarnabanoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: to Barnabas
The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
- Βαρναβᾶςbarnabasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Barnabas
Colossians
one use
My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
- Βαρναβᾶbarnabanoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Barnabas
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.