Βαρναβᾶς
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See also: Βαρνάβας
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic בַּר נְבִיָּא (bar nəḇiyyā, literally “prophet’s son”).
Pronunciation
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βar.naˈβas/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /var.naˈvas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /var.naˈvas/
Proper noun
Βαρναβᾶς • (Barnabâs) m (genitive Βαρναβᾶ); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Βαρναβᾶς ho Barnabâs | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Βαρναβᾶ toû Barnabâ | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Βαρναβᾷ tôi Barnabâi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Βαρναβᾶν tòn Barnabân | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Βαρναβᾶ Barnabâ | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Βαρνάβας (Varnávas)
- Coptic: ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ (barnabas)
- → Armenian: Բառնաբաս (Baṙnabas)
- → Latin: Barnabas
- → 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