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Meaning of Barabbas | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/bəˈɹæbəs/

Definitions

In the accounts of the Passion of Christ, an insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed at the Passover feast in Jerusalem, instead of Jesus.

Equivalents

Español barrabás
Italiano Barabba
Polski Barabasz
Português Barrabás
Русский Вара́вва

Examples

“And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made inſurrection with him, who had committed murder in the inſurrection.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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