Word study · Greek
barbaros
foreigner, barbarian
Say it: BAR-bar-os (approximate)
βάρβαρος
What it means
A non-Greek speaker, for whom the language sounded like "bar-bar." It did not necessarily mean uncultured. The Maltese are "foreigners" (28:2, 28:4), and Paul uses it for non-Greeks in Romans 1:14.
Range of meaning
- ForeignerA non-Greek speaker.
- BarbarianOne considered uncultured.
In Acts
- Chapter 28
"The foreign people" (28:2, 28:4).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G0915 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources