Βαρναβᾶς

See also: Βαρνάβας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic בַּר נְבִיָּא (bar nəḇiyyā, literally “prophet’s son”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /βar.naˈβas/ → /var.naˈvas/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βar.naˈβas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /var.naˈvas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /var.naˈvas/

Proper noun

Βαρναβᾶς • (Barnabâs) m (genitive Βαρναβᾶ); first declension

1. Barnabas

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Βαρναβᾶς; τοῦ Βαρναβᾶ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Βαρναβᾶς ho Barnabâs
Genitive	τοῦ Βαρναβᾶ toû Barnabâ
Dative	τῷ Βαρναβᾷ tôi Barnabâi
Accusative	τὸν Βαρναβᾶν tòn Barnabân
Vocative	Βαρναβᾶ Barnabâ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Βαρνάβας (Varnávas)
• Coptic: ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ (barnabas)
• → Armenian: Բառնաբաս (Baṙnabas)
• → Latin: Barnabas
  • → Czech: Barnabáš
  • → English: Barnabas, Barnaby
  • → Finnish: Barnabas
  • → French: Barnabé
  • → Georgian: ბარნაბა (barnaba)
  • → Italian: Barnaba
  • → Latin: Barnabas
  • → Manx: Barnabas
  • → Norman: Barnabé
  • → Polish: Barnaba
• → Old Church Slavonic: Варнава (Varnava)
  • → Russian: Варнава (Varnava)

References

• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press