Person
Barnabas
Βαρναβᾶς
Son of encouragement. Levite; companion of Paul.
aka: Joseph
Related
Joseph, called Barnabas by the apostles (son of encouragement), sells a field and later travels with Paul. He is a Levite from Cyprus.
Strong’s
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Βαρνάβας G921
Barnábas
son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite
Thayer’s
Joseph Henry Thayer, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889). Public-domain digital text.
Βαρνάβας G921
Barnábas
Βαρναβᾶς, Βαρναβᾷ (Buttmann, 20 (18)), ὁ (בַּר son, and נָבָא; according to Luke's interpretation υἱός παρακλήσεως, i. e. excelling in the power τῆς παρακλήσεως, Act 4:36; see παράκλησις, 5), Barnabas, the surname of Joses (better Joseph), a Levite, a native of Cyprus. He was a distinguished teacher of the Christian religion, and a companion and colleague of Paul: Act 9:27; Act 11:22,( Rec.),; Act 12:25; Act 13:1-52; Act 14:1-28; Act 15:1-41; 1Co 9:6; Gal 2:1; Gal 2:9; Gal 2:13; Col 4:10.