G915Greekbarbarian(-rous)
barbarian(-rous)
a foreigner (i.e., non-greek)
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Detailed Definition
- 1one whose speech is rude, rough and harsh
- 2one who speaks a foreign or strange language which is not understood by another
- 3used by the greeks of any foreigner ignorant of the greek language, whether mental or moral, with the added notion after the persian war, of rudeness and brutality
Etymology & Derivation
of uncertain derivation
Scholarly Notes
this word is used in the new testament without the idea of reproachfulness.