Ἀββᾶ
Abba · Abba
Greek word · Strong’s number G5 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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Abba (Ἀββᾶ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Abba”.
An Aramaic word, "father".
How to say it
Ab·ba
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Where it appears
- Mark 14:36
And he was saying, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you; take this cup away from me; yet not what I want, but what you want.”
- Romans 8:15
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received a spirit of adoption as sons, by which we cry out, Abba, Father.
- Galatians 4:6
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”