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Bar-jesus; Barjesus

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(son of Jesus) (Acts 13:6⁶And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: (Acts 13:6)). [ELYMAS.]

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See ELYMAS.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

919 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Βαριησοῦς

Transliteration:

Bariesous

Phonic:

bar-ee-ay-sooce’

Meaning:

of Chaldee origin (1247 and 3091); son of Jesus (or Joshua); Bar-jesus, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Barjesus

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

son of Jesus

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Son of Jesus, or of Joshua:―an Israelite [ELYMAS], Acts 13:6. {Filius Iesus}