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Abba <a href="../greek/6.htm" title="6">►</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">Abba: Father</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Ἀββᾶ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Noun, Indeclinable<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Abba<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ahb-bah'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ab-bah')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Father<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Abba, Father.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Aramaic word אַבָּא (abba), meaning "father."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent is אָב (H1), which also means "father."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Abba" is a term of endearment and intimacy, akin to "Daddy" or "Papa" in English. It signifies a close, personal relationship between a child and their father. In the New Testament, it is used to express the intimate relationship between Jesus and God the Father, as well as the relationship believers are invited to have with God through the Spirit of adoption.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Jewish culture of the time, "Abba" was a common term used by children to address their fathers. It conveyed a sense of trust, security, and affection. The use of "Abba" in the New Testament highlights the revolutionary nature of the relationship Jesus introduced between God and believers, moving from a distant, formal relationship to one of closeness and familial intimacy.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5</b> <i>Abbá</i> – "Father," also used as the term of <i>tender endearment</i> by a beloved child – i.e. in an <i>affectionate, dependent</i> relationship with their father; "<i>daddy</i>," "<i>papa</i>."</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Aramaic origin <a href="/hebrew/2.htm">ab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Abba, father<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Abba (3).<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 5: Ἀββᾶ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Ἀββᾶ</span></span> (<span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">(βά</span>), Hebrew <span class="hebrew">אָב</span> <span class="accented">father,</span> in the Chaldean emphatic state, <span class="hebrew">אַבָּא</span> i. e. <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">πατήρ</span>, a customary title of God in prayer. Whenever it occurs in the N. T. (<a href="/interlinear/mark/14-36.htm">Mark 14:36</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/4-6.htm">Galatians 4:6</a>) it has the Greek interpretation subjoined to it; this is apparently to be explained by the fact that the Chaldee <span class="hebrew">אַבָּא</span>, through frequent use in prayer, gradually acquired the nature of a most sacred proper name, to which the Greek-speaking Jews added the appellative from their own tongue.<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>Abba. <p>Of Chaldee origin (<a href="/hebrew/2.htm">'ab</a>); father as a vocative -- Abba. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2.htm">'ab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αββα Αββά Ἀββά Abba Abbá<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/14-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἔλεγεν <b>Ἀββά</b> ὁ πατήρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And He was saying, <span class="itali">Abba!</span> Father!<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And he said, <span class="itali">Abba,</span> Father, all things<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And he said <span class="itali">Abba</span> the Father<p><b><a href="/text/romans/8-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 8:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ᾧ κράζομεν <b>Ἀββά</b> ὁ πατήρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by which we cry <span class="itali">out, Abba!</span> Father!<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whereby we cry, <span class="itali">Abba,</span> Father.<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which we cry <span class="itali">Abba</span> Father<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 4:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡμῶν κρᾶζον <b>Ἀββά</b> ὁ πατήρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> crying, <span class="itali">Abba!</span> Father!<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hearts, crying, <span class="itali">Abba,</span> Father.<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of us crying <span class="itali">Abba</span> Father<p><b><a href="/greek/5.htm">Strong's Greek 5</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/abba_5.htm">Ἀββά — 3 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'; 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