Βαρτίμαιος G0924
Bartimaeus, a personal name; the blind beggar healed by Jesus near Jericho
This proper noun designates Bartimaeus (Aramaic: possibly 'son of Timaeus' or 'son of the unclean'), the blind beggar whom Jesus healed as He left Jericho (Mark 10:46-52). Mark uniquely provides the man's name and patronymic, suggesting he became known in the early Christian community. Bartimaeus's persistent cries—'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'—overcome the crowd's attempts to silence him, and Jesus commends his faith: 'Go; your faith has made you well.' The healed man immediately follows Jesus on the road—a picture of discipleship born from divine mercy and personal persistence.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The evidence simply transliterates the name (Bartimaios, Bartimée, Bartimaeos) across languages, identifying him as the Markan blind beggar. Mark 10:46 introduces Βαρτιμαῖος with unusual specificity (including his father's name), perhaps because he became a recognizable disciple in the Jerusalem church—his healing and subsequent following of Jesus model the journey from spiritual blindness to sight and discipleship. 1×
AR["بَرْتِيمَاوُسُ"]·ben["বরতীমায়"]·DE["Bartimaeos"]·EN["Bartimaios"]·FR["Bartimée"]·heb["בַּר-טִמְאַי"]·HI["बरतिमाई"]·ID["Bartimeus"]·IT["bartimaios"]·jav["Bartiméus"]·KO["바르디매오"]·PT["Bartimeu"]·RU["Вартимей"]·ES["Bartimaîos"]·SW["Bartimayo"]·TR["Bartimay"]·urd["بار-تیمائی"]
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
Βαρτίμαιος, -ου, ὁ (-μαῖος, T; perh. Aram. בַּר־טִמְאַי, see DB, iv, p. 762), Bartimæus: Mrk.10:46.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)