βάρβαρος

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

Onomatopoeic, made to imitate the sounds (βαρ-βαρ-βαρ-βαρ) spoken by foreigners.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA: /bárbaros/
  • (Koine) IPA: /ˈvarvaros/

[edit] Adjective

βάρβαρος m., βάρβαρος f., βάρβαρον n.; second declension; (varvaros)

  1. of one speaking a different (non-Greek) language
  2. a person not associated with Greek culture
  3. barbaric, brutal, ignorant

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Descendants

[edit] References

Strong’s concordance number: G915

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