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Ἀβιαθάρ (Abiathar) -- Abiathar</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/8.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/2-26.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/8.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 8</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/7.htm" title="7">◄</a> 8. Abiathar <a href="../greek/9.htm" title="9">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Abiathar: Abiathar</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Ἀβιάθαρ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Noun, Indeclinable<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Abiathar<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-bee-AH-thar<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ab-ee-ath'-ar)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Abiathar<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Abiathar, a priest in King David's time.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew name אֶבְיָתָר (Ebyathar)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H54:</b> אֶבְיָתָר (Ebyathar)<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Abiathar is a personal name meaning "father of abundance" or "my father excels." In the New Testament, Abiathar is mentioned in the context of a historical reference made by Jesus.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Abiathar was a significant figure in the Old Testament, serving as a high priest during the reign of King David. He was the son of Ahimelech, the priest who was killed by King Saul. Abiathar escaped the massacre and fled to David, becoming a loyal supporter. He served as a priest alongside Zadok during David's reign but later supported Adonijah's unsuccessful bid for the throne, which led to his removal by Solomon.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Hebrew origin <a href="/hebrew/54.htm">Ebyathar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Abiathar, an Isr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Abiathar (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 8: Ἀβιαθάρ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Ἀβιαθάρ</span></span>, indeclinable proper name (though in <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 6, 14, 6 <span class="greek2">Ἀβιαθάρος</span>, ), <span class="hebrew">אֶבְיָתָר</span> (father of abundance), <span class="accented">Abiathar</span>, a certain Hebrew high priest: <a href="/interlinear/mark/2-26.htm">Mark 2:26</a> — where he is by mistake confounded with Ahimelech his father (<a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/21-1.htm">1 Samuel 21:1</a>ff); (yet cf. <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/22-20.htm">1 Samuel 22:20</a> with <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/18-16.htm">1 Chronicles 18:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/24-6.htm">1 Chronicles 24:6, 31</a>; also <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/15-24.htm">2 Samuel 15:24-29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/2-26.htm">1 Kings 2:26, 27</a> with <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/8-17.htm">2 Samuel 8:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/24-6.htm">1 Chronicles 24:6, 31</a>. It would seem that double names were especially common in the case of priests (cf. 1 Macc. 2:1-5; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Vit. §§1,2) and that father and son often bore the same name (cf. <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-5.htm">Luke 1:5, 59</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, the passage cited and Antiquities 20, 9, 1). See McClellan at the passage and <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> American edition, p. 7).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Abiathar. <p>Of Hebrew origin (<a href="/hebrew/54.htm">'Ebyathar</a>); Abiathar, an Israelite -- Abiathar. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/54.htm">'Ebyathar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Αβιαθαρ Ἀβιαθὰρ Ἀβιάθαρ Abiathar Abiáthar<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/2-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 2:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεοῦ ἐπὶ <b>Ἀβιάθαρ</b> ἀρχιερέως καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the time <span class="itali">of Abiathar</span> [the] high priest,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the days <span class="itali">of Abiathar</span> the high priest,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/2-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of God in [the days of] <span class="itali">Abiathar</span> the high priest and<p><b><a href="/greek/8.htm">Strong's Greek 8</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_8.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/abiathar_8.htm">Ἀβιάθαρ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>