Barabbas

Translation of "barabbas" into Russian

Proper noun

/bəˈræbəs/

Barabbas

barabbases

Name of a specific biblical person; treated as a proper noun.

The crowd chose to release Barabbas instead of Jesus.

Толпа выбрала освободить Варавву вместо Иисуса.

Noun

/bəˈræbəs/

Any villain or wrongdoer who is freed or favored in place of a more deserving person.

The tabloids hailed the corrupt tycoon as a hero—another of society’s Barabbases let off the hook.

Proper noun

/bəˈræbəs/

The prisoner mentioned in the New Testament whom Pontius Pilate released at the crowd’s request instead of Jesus Christ.

According to the Gospels, Pilate offered the crowd a choice between Jesus and Barabbas.