Lexical Definition
Βαρνάβας Barnábas (bar-nab'-as) Barnabas N:N-M-P
of Chaldee origin (בַּר and נְבִיא)
Barnabas.
- son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy)
- Barnabas, an Israelite
Abbott-Smith
Βαρ-ναβᾶς, -α, ὁ (Aram. בַּר, son, as prefix to another word interpreted in Ac 4:36, τῆς παρακλήσεως, perh. נְבוּאָה, wh., however, should be rendered by προφητεία as in II Es 6:14, LXX. Deiss., BS, 309 f., thinks Β. may be a variant of the name Βαρνεβοῦς, son of Nebo, found in a Syrian Inscr., altered with a view to disguising its origin; v. also Milligan, NTD, iii; Dalman, Gr., 142),
Barnabas: Ac 4:36 9:27 11:22, 30 12:25 13-15, I Co 9:6, Ga 2:1, 9, 13, Col 4:10.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Acts | 4:36 · 9:27 · 11:22 · 11:30 · 12:25 · 13:1 |
| 1 Corinthians | 9:6 |
| Galatians | 2:1 · 2:9 · 2:13 |
| Colossians | 4:10 |
Profile
Male • From Levi • A close relative of John Mark.
Levite living at the time of the New Testament - unnamed father of Barnabas
A reference to the grandfather or other close relative of John Mark.
- A man living at the time of the New Testament, inferred at Col.4.10;
- only referred to as father_of_Barnabas Βαρνάβας;
- unnamed father of: Barnabas Βαρνάβας and Mary Μαρία.
Colossians 4:10 mentions the father of John Mark in passing. The verse states that Barnabas was John Mark's cousin (or nephew, in some translations). By extension then, John Mark's unnamed father was the uncle of Barnabas. No other details are provided about this man. As Barnabas was a Levite from Cyprus (Acts 4:36), his uncle may have also been a Levite and lived on Cyprus, but this is not specified in Scripture. John Mark became an important early church leader who accompanied Paul and Barnabas on missionary journeys (Acts 12:25, 13:5, 15:37-39) and later aided Peter as well (1 Pet 5:13).
All entries for father of Barnabas: Βαρνάβας