Greek word · G5
ἀββά
abba
Father
An Aramaic word, kept in the Greek New Testament as it was spoken and spelled in Greek letters. Why Aramaic?
Appears 3 times in 3 verses of the Greek New Testament.
Where it appears
Mark · 1
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Mark 14:36 αββα, 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 · 1
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Romans 8:15 αββα Abba
For 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 · 1
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Galatians 4:6 αββα Abba
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
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