Barabbas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Barabbās, from Ancient Greek Βαραββᾶς (Barabbâs), from Aramaic בּר אַבָּא (bar ʾabbā, “son of the father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɹæbəs/
• Hyphenation: Ba‧rab‧bas

Proper noun

Barabbas

1. (Christianity) In the accounts of the Passion of Christ, an insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed at the Passover feast in Jerusalem, instead of Jesus.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 15:7:

     And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made inſurrection with him, who had committed murder in the inſurrection.

Translations

insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed instead of releasing Jesus

• Italian: Barabba m
• Latin: Barabbās m
• Macedonian: Ва́рава m (Várava)
• Polish: Barabasz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Barrabás m
• Russian: Вара́вва m anim (Varávva)
• Spanish: Barrabás (es) m

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαραββᾶς (Barabbâs), from Aramaic בּר אַבָּא (bar ʾabbā, “son of the father”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /baˈrab.baːs/, [bäˈräbːäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /baˈrab.bas/, [bäˈräbːäs]

Proper noun

Barabbās m sg (genitive Barabbae); first declension

1. Barabbas

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Barabbās
genitive	Barabbae
dative	Barabbae
accusative	Barabbān
ablative	Barabbā
vocative	Barabbā

Descendants

• Italian: Barabba
• → English: Barabbas