STRONGS G912:
Βαραββᾶς,
-ᾶ,
ὁ, (from
בַּר son, and
אַבָּא father, hence,
son of a father i. e. of a master [cf.
Matthew 23:9]), a captive robber whom the Jews begged Pilate to release instead of Christ:
Matthew 27:16f (where manuscripts mentioned by Origen, and some other authorities, place
Ἰησοῦν before
Βαραββᾶν, approved by Fritzsche, DeWette, Meyer, Bleek, others; [cf.
WH Appendix and
Tdf.s note at the passage; also
Treg. Printed Text, etc., p. 194f]),
Matthew 27:20f,
26;
Mark 15:7,
11,
15;
Luke 23:18;
John 18:40.
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