Βαρθολομαῖος G0918
Bartholomew, one of the twelve apostles; Aramaic 'son of Tolmai'
Bartholomew is one of the twelve apostles, named in all four canonical lists of the Twelve (Matt 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13). The name is Aramaic — bar-Talmay, meaning 'son of Tolmai' — a patronymic rather than a personal name, which has led many scholars since the ninth century to identify him with Nathanael of John's Gospel. French renders the name 'Barthélemy,' while Spanish and German preserve forms closer to the Greek Bartholomaîos.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper name designating one of Jesus' twelve apostles, derived from Aramaic bar-Talmay ('son of Tolmai'). He appears exclusively in the apostle catalogues (Matt 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13), always paired near Philip, strengthening the traditional identification with Nathanael. The consistent transliteration across languages — French 'Barthélemy,' German 'Bartholomäus' — reflects the name's passage through Greek from its Semitic origin. 4×
AR["بَرثولماوُسَ", "بَرثولماوُسُ", "بَرْثولَماوُسَ", "بَرْثُولَمَاوُسُ"]·ben["বর্থলময়", "বারথলময়,", "বার্থলময়"]·DE["Bartholomaeus", "Bartholomäus"]·EN["Bartholomaios"]·FR["Bartholomé", "Barthélemy"]·heb["בַּר-תַּלְמַי", "בַּרְתּוֹלוֹמַי", "בַּרְתּוֹלוֹמַיוֹס"]·HI["बरतलमाई", "बरतोलमाई", "याकूब"]·ID["Bartolomeus", "Bartolomeus,"]·IT["Bartolomeo"]·jav["Bartoloméus", "Bartoloméus,", "Bartoloméus;"]·KO["도마-와", "바돌로매", "바르놨로매오", "바르놴로마이"]·PT["Bartolomeu", "Bartolomeu,"]·RU["Варфоломей", "Варфоломея"]·ES["Bartholomaios", "Bartholomaîon", "Bartholomaîos", "Bartholoäēos"]·SW["Bartholomaios,", "Bartholomaios;", "Bartholomayo", "Bartholomaîos"]·TR["Bartalmay", "Bartalmay;", "Bartolomeos'u,", "ve"]·urd["برتلمائی", "برتلمائی-کو", "برتلمی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Βαρθολομαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Aram. בַּר־תָּלְמַי, son of Tolmai), Bartholomew, the Apostle (see: Ναθαναήλ): Mat.10:3, Mrk.3:18, Luk.6:14, Act.1:13.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)