What does βάρβαρος (bárbaros) mean in the Bible?
βάρβαρος (bárbaros) is a Greek word meaning "barbarian".
Greek · G915
βάρβαρος
Barbarian
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βάρβαροςG915
Pronunciationbárbaros
What does βάρβαρος (bárbaros) mean in the Bible?
βάρβαρος (bárbaros) is a Greek word meaning "barbarian".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G915?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a foreigner (2), islanders (2), barbarian (1), non-Greeks (1).
Where does βάρβαρος (bárbaros) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 28:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Acts (2), Colossians (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita foreigner2×1 Corinthians 14:11
islanders2×Acts 28:2, Acts 28:4
barbarian1×Colossians 3:11
non-Greeks1×Romans 1:14
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 28:2βάρβαροιtoislandersAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 28:4βάρβαροιtoislandersAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralRomans 1:14Βαρβάροιςtonon-GreeksAdjective - Dative Masculine Plural1 Corinthians 14:11βάρβαροςtoa foreignerAdjective - Nominative Masculine Singular1 Corinthians 14:11βάρβαροςtoa foreignerAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularColossians 3:11βάρβαροςtobarbarianAdjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 28:2
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Acts2Romans11 Corinthians2Colossians1
Source forms
βάρβαρος3xbarbaros1 Corinthians 14:11, Colossians 3:11
βάρβαροι2xbarbaroiActs 28:2, Acts 28:4
Βαρβάροις1xBarbaroisRomans 1:14
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular3x1 Corinthians 14:11, Colossians 3:11
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural2xActs 28:2, Acts 28:4
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural1xRomans 1:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. barbarian
Strong'sG915
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
barbarian
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 28:2Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
βάρβαροιbarbaroi
a foreigner who speaks neither Greek nor Latin
Read verseActs 28:4Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
βάρβαροιbarbaroi
a foreigner who speaks neither Greek nor Latin
Read verseRomans 1:14Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
βαρβάροις,barbaroiv
a foreigner who speaks neither Greek nor Latin
Read verse1 Corinthians 14:11Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
βάρβαρος,barbarov
a foreigner who speaks neither Greek nor Latin
Read verse1 Corinthians 14:11Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
βάρβαρος.barbarov
a foreigner who speaks neither Greek nor Latin
Read verseColossians 3:11Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
βάρβαρος,barbarov
a foreigner who speaks neither Greek nor Latin
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternNominative (5)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine1 Cor 14:11 · Col 3:113×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineActs 28:2 · Acts 28:42×
Dative · Plural · MasculineRom 1:141×
Word Origins
βάρβαρος is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.