Barnabas Definition
bärnə-bəs
noun
A masculine name: dim. Barney; var. Barnaby.
Webster's New World
(original name Joses or Joseph) A Levite of Cyprus, a Christian apostle & missionary companion of Paul: Acts 4:36
Webster's New World
pronoun
An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem (biblical character)
Wiktionary
A male given name of biblical origin.
Wiktionary
other
Christian convert and missionary with Saint Paul to Cyprus and Asia Minor.
American Heritage
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Origin of Barnabas
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From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabas), from the Hebrew בּר (bar, “son”) and נָבִיא (naví).
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