Greek word · G8

Ἀβιαθάρ

abiathar

Abiathar

Appears once in the Greek New Testament.

What it means

Ἀβιάθαρ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. אֶבְיָתָר),

Abiathar (1 Kings 21:1): Mark 2:26.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Mark · 1

  1. Mark 2:26 Ἀβιαθὰρ Abiathar

    During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”

    Here: Son of Ahimelech, the priest of Nob. He was the only survivor of Saul's massacre of the priests (1 Sam 22:20) and later David's chief priest. In 1 Samuel 21 the priest who actually hands over the bread is Ahimelech.

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