Βαραββᾶς

See also: Βαραββάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic בּר אַבָּא (bār ábbā, “son of [a] father”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Βαραββᾶς • (Barabbâs) m (genitive Βαραββᾶ); third declension

  1. Barabbas, a criminal released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Βαραββᾶς; τοῦ Βαραββᾶ (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Βαραββᾶς
ho Barabbâs
Genitive τοῦ Βαραββᾶ
toû Barabbâ
Dative τῷ Βαραββᾷ
tōî Barabbāî
Accusative τὸν Βαραββᾶν
tòn Barabbân
Vocative Βαραββᾶ
Barabbâ
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Βαραββάς (Varavvás)
  • → Latin: Barabbās (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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