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De - Pt| English Dictionary: ABBA | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for ABBA | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Abba \Ab"ba\ ([acr]b"b[adot]), n. [Syriac abb[be] father. See {Abbot}.] Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch. | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Abba This Syriac or Chaldee word is found three times in the New Testament (Mark 14:36; Rom. 8:15; Gal. 4:6), and in each case is followed by its Greek equivalent, which is translated "father." It is a term expressing warm affection and filial confidence. It has no perfect equivalent in our language. It has passed into European languages as an ecclesiastical term, "abbot." | |
| From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
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Abba, father | |
