STRONGS G921:
Βαρνάβας,
-α [Buttmann, 20 (18)],
ὁ, (
בַּר son, and
נָבָא; according to Luke's interpretation
υἱὸς παρακλήσεως,
i. e. excelling in the power
τῆς παρακλήσεως,
Acts 4:36; see
παράκλησις, 5),
Barnabas, the surname of Joses [better Joseph], a Levite, a native of Cyprus. He was a distinguished teacher of the Christian religion, and a companion and colleague of Paul:
Acts 9:27;
Acts 11:22, [
Acts 11:25 Rec.],
Acts 11:30;
Acts 12:25;
Acts 13-15;
1 Corinthians 9:6;
Galatians 2:1,
9,
13;
Colossians 4:10.
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