Barabbas

[ buh-rab-uhs ]

noun
  1. a condemned criminal pardoned by Pilate in order to appease the mob, which demanded that he be freed instead of Jesus. Mark 15:6–11; John 18:40.

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How to use Barabbas in a sentence

  • Barabbas knew the band cared much more for Dismas than for himself, and he did not wish matters to come to a climax.

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  • Barabbas went with his steed decorated with gay-coloured feathers, an iron coronet on his head.

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British Dictionary definitions for Barabbas

Barabbas

/ (bəˈræbəs) /


noun
  1. New Testament a condemned robber who was released at the Passover instead of Jesus (Matthew 27:16)

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