Dict: easton - Barbarian

easton:

Barbarian @ a Greek word used in the New Testament kjv@Romans:1:14) to denote one of another nation. In kjv@Colossians:3:11, the word more definitely designates those nations of the Roman empire that did not speak Greek. In kjv@1Corinthians:14:11, it simply refers to one speaking a different language. The inhabitants of Malta are so called kjv@Acts:28:1-2, 4). They were originally a Carthaginian colony. This word nowhere in Scripture bears the meaning it does in modern times.