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.
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other
Christian convert and missionary with Saint Paul to Cyprus and Asia Minor.
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Origin of Barnabas

  • From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabas), from the Hebrew בּר (bar, “son”) and נָבִיא (naví).

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Barnabas Sentence Examples

  • Another fair was granted to John de Molyns in1347-1348on the eve, feast and morrow of St Barnabas, but in 1464 Edward IV.

  • It was provided that the hundred court of Powdershire should always be held there and two fairs at the feasts of St Peter in Cathedra and St Barnabas, both of which are still held, and a Tuesday market (now held on Friday) and that it should be a free borough rendering a yearly rent to the earl of Cornwall.

  • Toy compares Barnebo, "son of Nebo," of which he regards Barnabas as a slightly disguised form (Jewish Encyclopaedia).

  • The influence of its language is probably to be seen in Ignatius, Polycarp and Hermas, less certainly in the epistle of Barnabas.

  • The Jewish expectations are adopted for example, by Papias, by the writer of the epistle of Barnabas, and by Justin.

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