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ǁ Abba. World English Historical Dictionary

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ǁ Abba. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1888, rev. 2022. ǁ Abba [An Aramaic word, Chal. abbâ, Syr. abbâ or abbô, the father, or O father.] Being retained in the Greek text of the N.T., and the versions, along with its transl. father, the combination Abba father is used by devotional writers as a title of invocation to the first person of the Trinity. Also a title given in the Syriac and Coptic churches to bishops, and by bishops to the patriarch: father, religious superior.

1 1382.  Wyclif, Rom. viii. 16. The spirit of adopcioun of sones … in which we cryen, Abba, fadir.

2 1557.  Genevan, ibid. The Sprite of adoption, whereby we crye Abba, that is to say, Father.

3 1611.  Bible, Mark xiv. 36. And he said, Abba, father, all things are possible vnto thee.

4 1652.  J. Smith, Sel. Disc., 525. Abba is a word of honour and glory, even as Rabbi: whence the Latin Abbas, and our English Abbot, have been derived to denote the greatest person in a society.

5 1719.  Watts, Hymn, ‘Behold what wondrous grace’ (556). My faith shall Abba, Father, cry And thou the kindred own.

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