Abba
ἀββάStrong’s G0005abba
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Abba is the Greek word usually translated “abba”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.”
Meaning
Usually translated “abba”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- abba 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- Romans 1
- Galatians 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀββά abba · Abba
Ἀββά (T, -ᾶ), indecl. (Aram, אַבָּא, emphatic form of אַב = Heb. אָב, father), used in the phrase Ἀ. ὁ παήρ, Abba, Father (see Swete on Mk, I.with): Mrk.14:36, Rom.8:15, Gal.4:6.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “abba” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AB'BA, noun
In the Chaldee and Syriac, a father, and figuratively a superior. appen.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.