Word study · Greek
abba
Father (Aramaic)
Say it: ab-BAH (approximate)
ἀββά
What it means
An Aramaic word for "father," warm and familiar. Mark keeps it in Jesus' prayer in Gethsemane and translates it for his readers: "Abba, Father" (14:36). Paul says believers cry the same word (Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6).
Range of meaning
- FatherA child's and an adult's word for father.
In Mark
- Chapter 14
"Abba, Father" (14:36).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0005 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources