This word comes from the name of LORD.
Definition
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): Mark 14:36, Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6.
Glossary entries
Lord Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Eli Abba Most High
Where it occurs
Occurrences
3 total
- Mark 14:36Ἀββᾶ · Abba“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
- Romans 8:15Ἀββᾶ · AbbaFor you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- Galatians 4:6Ἀββᾶ · AbbaAnd because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”