What does Ἀββᾶ (Abbâ) mean in the Bible?
Ἀββᾶ (Abbâ) is a Greek word meaning "father as a vocative".
Greek · G5
Ἀββᾶ
Father as a vocative
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ἈββᾶG5
PronunciationAbbâ
What does Ἀββᾶ (Abbâ) mean in the Bible?
Ἀββᾶ (Abbâ) is a Greek word meaning "father as a vocative".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Abba (3).
Where does Ἀββᾶ (Abbâ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 14:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Galatians (1), Mark (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItAbba3×Mark 14:36, Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 14:36
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Mark1Romans1Galatians1
Source forms
Ἀββᾶ3xAbbaMark 14:36, Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular3xMark 14:36, Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. father as a vocative
Source Gloss
father as a vocative
Extended definition
:--Abba.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 14:36Proper name
Ἀββᾶ,abba
Father
Read verseRomans 8:15Proper name
Ἀββᾶ,abba
Father
Read verseGalatians 4:6Proper name
Ἀββᾶ,abba
Father
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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