5. Abba
Strong's Lexicon
Abba: Father

Original Word: Ἀββᾶ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Abba
Pronunciation: ahb-bah'
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-bah')
Definition: Father
Meaning: Abba, Father.

Word Origin: Derived from the Aramaic word אַבָּא (abba), meaning "father."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent is אָב (H1), which also means "father."

Usage: 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.

Cultural and Historical Background: 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.

HELPS Word-studies

5 Abbá – "Father," also used as the term of tender endearment by a beloved child – i.e. in an affectionate, dependent relationship with their father; "daddy," "papa."

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Aramaic origin ab
Definition
Abba, father
NASB Translation
Abba (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5: Ἀββᾶ

Ἀββᾶ (WH (βά), Hebrew אָב father, in the Chaldean emphatic state, אַבָּא i. e. πατήρ, a customary title of God in prayer. Whenever it occurs in the N. T. (Mark 14:36; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6) it has the Greek interpretation subjoined to it; this is apparently to be explained by the fact that the Chaldee אַבָּא, 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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Abba.

Of Chaldee origin ('ab); father as a vocative -- Abba.

see HEBREW 'ab

Forms and Transliterations
αββα Αββά Ἀββά Abba Abbá
Links
Interlinear GreekInterlinear HebrewStrong's NumbersEnglishman's Greek ConcordanceEnglishman's Hebrew ConcordanceParallel Texts
Englishman's Concordance
Mark 14:36 N
GRK: καὶ ἔλεγεν Ἀββά ὁ πατήρ
NAS: And He was saying, Abba! Father!
KJV: And he said, Abba, Father, all things
INT: And he said Abba the Father

Romans 8:15 N
GRK: ᾧ κράζομεν Ἀββά ὁ πατήρ
NAS: by which we cry out, Abba! Father!
KJV: whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
INT: which we cry Abba Father

Galatians 4:6 N
GRK: ἡμῶν κρᾶζον Ἀββά ὁ πατήρ
NAS: crying, Abba! Father!
KJV: hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
INT: of us crying Abba Father

Strong's Greek 5
3 Occurrences


Ἀββά — 3 Occ.

















4
Top of Page
Top of Page