ἀββα

See also: αββά

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀββά (abbá), ἀββᾶ (abbâ), ἀββᾶς (abbâs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic אַבָּא‎ (ʾabbā, “father”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ab.baː/ → /aβ.βa/ → /a.va/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ab.baː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ab.ba/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aβ.βa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /av.va/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.va/

Noun

ἀββᾱ • (abbā) m (indeclinable)

1. father
2. title of respect given to abbots

Descendants

• Greek: αββάς (avvás), αβάς (avás)
• → Gothic: 𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰 (abba)
• → Latin: abbās (see there for further descendants)
• → Latin: abba
  • Italian: abba
  • → Old Frisian: abba
  • → Middle English: abba
    • English: abba, Abba
• → Old Armenian: աբբայ (abbay)
  • Armenian: աբբա (abba)

References

• ἀββα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2020)
• Nestle, Eberhard; Aland, Kurt; et al. (2012) Novum Testamentum Graece‎^[1], 28th revised edition, 4th corrected printing edition, Stuttgart: Stuttgart Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, →ISBN
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• G5 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible