Where does “Βαραββᾶς” come from?

Βαραββᾶς (Ancient Greek) comes from Aramaic אַבָּא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.

Βαραββᾶς (Ancient Greek): Barabbas, a criminal released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus

Definitions

  1. Barabbas, a criminal released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus

Ancestry of “Βαραββᾶς”, step by step

Βαραββᾶς traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic אַבָּא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicאַבָּאfather
2Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
3Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father

via Aramaic בּר אבא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicבּר אבאson of father; son of the father

via Aramaic בּר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicבּרson of

Words derived from “Βαραββᾶς”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔabw- →Every word from Aramaic אַבָּא →