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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

Català Barrabàs
Ελληνικά Βαραββάς
Español barrabás
Français Barabbas
Italiano Barabba
한국어 바라바
Latina Barabbas
Македонски Варава
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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