Βαρναβᾶν

barnaban

Barnabas

of Chaldee origin (בַּר and נְבִיא); son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite:--Barnabas.

G921

Acts 11:22 · Word #18

Lexicon G921

LemmaΒαρνάβας
TransliterationBarnábas
Strong'sG921
In-contextBarnabas
LiteralBarnabas

Morphology N ACC M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

LemmaΒαρναβᾶς
Strong'sG921

SIBI-P1 G921-02

Barnabas (Son-of-Prophecy)

Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,AMS — noun, accusative case, masculine, singular; proper name functioning as a direct object.
Rendering RationaleThe form Βαρναβᾶν is the accusative masculine singular of the proper name Βαρνάβας. The rendering preserves the Semitic root sense ("Son-of-Prophecy" or "Son of Encouragement") embedded in the name while reflecting its function as a masculine singular direct object in the sentence.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root Βαρνάβας (Son of prophecy, son of encouragement, prophetic son)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G921-01 barnaba of Barnabas (son-of-prophecy)
G921-03 barnabas Barnabas (Son-of-Prophecy)

Word Usage (28 occurrences of G921)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Acts 4:36 Βαρναβᾶς barnabas Barnabas
Acts 9:27 Βαρναβᾶς barnabas Barnabas
Acts 11:22 Βαρναβᾶν barnaban Barnabas