Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Bible In the New Testament, God.
- noun Used as a title of honor for bishops and patriarchs in some Christian churches of Egypt, Syria, and Ethiopia.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Father.
- noun See
aba .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Dancing Queens reunited: The girls from ABBA share the stage | Mail Online: They've barely been on stage together since Abba split in 1982.
Archive 2009-01-25 Bill Crider 2009
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Barabbas just meant "son of Abba", where abba means father.
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Perhaps the term Abba had special significance in 1C Judaism that the diaspora communities Paul dealt with recognized or resonated with.
What Jesus Said and Did: 1) Prayer in Gethsemane James F. McGrath 2008
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If there is any truth to the folk etymology of "Jesus Barabbas" then the term Abba was well entrenched at the time.
What Jesus Said and Did: 1) Prayer in Gethsemane James F. McGrath 2008
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Jesus chose the word Abba, the Aramaic word for “Daddy,” to describe God.
Swan’s Soup & Salad DR. DENNIS SWANBERG 1999
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Jesus chose the word Abba, the Aramaic word for “Daddy,” to describe God.
Swan’s Soup & Salad DR. DENNIS SWANBERG 1999
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A third features a young boy whose Israeli father doesn't respond to being called "Daddy" but instantly reacts when his son calls him by the Hebrew word "Abba."
NYT > Home Page By ROBERT MACKEY 2011
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A third features a young boy whose Israeli father doesn't respond to being called "Daddy" but instantly reacts when his son calls him by the Hebrew word "Abba."
NYT > Home Page By ROBERT MACKEY 2011
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In another, a young boy attempts to get his father's attention with "Daddy", but finds more success when he uses the word "Abba", Hebrew for father.
BBC News - Home 2011
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Very appropriate, but 10 seconds of Abba is all I can take.
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