Greek

Abijah

ἈβιάStrong’s G0007

Abia

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Abia is the Greek word usually translated “abijah”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;”

Matthew 1:7 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “abijah”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

abijah 2
of abijah 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Matthew 1
Luke 1

2 books in all.

Related words

`his father` (aviyyah)

Explore in Scripture

Luke 1:5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

Greek dictionary

Ἀβιά Abia · Abijah

Ἀβιά (Heb. אֲבִיָּה, אֲבִיָּהוּ), ὁ, indecl. (in FlJ, Ἀβίας, -α), Abia, Abijah. 1. Son of Rehoboam (3Ki.14:1): Mat.1:7. 2. A priest of the line of Eleazar (1Ch.24:3, 10): Luk.1:5. † (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.