noun barabbas a condemned robber who was released at the Passover instead of Jesus (Matthew 27:16) 3
noun barabbas the prisoner whom the people wanted freed rather than Jesus: Matt. 27:16-21 3
noun barabbas a condemned criminal pardoned by Pilate in order to appease the mob, which demanded that he be freed instead of Jesus. Mark 15:6–11; John 18:40. 1
