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Βαρτιμαῖος
Bartimaios
G0924
N:N-M-P Greek

Bartimaeus

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Bartimaios identifies the blind beggar seated beside the road as Jesus leaves Jericho.

Bartimaios is used as the personal identification of the blind beggar seated by the road as Jesus leaves Jericho in Mark 10:46.

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  1. Personal identification of the blind beggar · dominant

    In Mark 10:46, the nominative singular masculine form identifies the man described in the clause as sitting by the road; the APB renders the description, "the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Mark 10:46, the APB presents the name within the description "the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar." The name's contribution is best identified as personal designation rather than isolated from every surrounding descriptor.

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