Βαριησοῦς
Bariēsous
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Bar-Jesus
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Bariesous is the personal name used for a man identified in Acts as a Jewish sage and false prophet.
The attested use is a personal name in Acts 13:6, where its genitive singular masculine form identifies the man whom the APB describes as a Jewish sage and false prophet.
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Personal name identifying a man · dominant
In Acts 13:6, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the identification of a man found at Paphos; the APB renders the verse as naming him "Bar-Jesus" and describing him as a Jewish sage and false prophet.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 13:6, the APB presents the name as "Bar-Jesus" within its description of the man. The verse is read as a whole, but the clause plainly uses the name to identify him.