Barnabas
Pronunciation
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈbɑɹnəbəs/
Proper noun
  1. (biblical character) An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗:
      : Acts 4:36-37:
      And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation, ) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
  2. A male given name of biblical origin.
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