GREEK · G923
Βαρσαβᾶς
Barsabas — Barsabbas
Βαρσαββᾶς (Rec. -αβᾶς), -ᾶ (Aram., son of Sabba), Barsabbas: 1. the surname of one Joseph: Act.1:23. 2. The surname of one Judas: Act.15:22. † (AS)
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Barsabas
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Son of Saba, the surname (1) of Joseph, also called Justus (Acts 1:23), some identify him with Barnabas; (2) of Judas, who was a “prophet.” Nothing more is known of him than what is mentioned in Acts 15:32.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.