ABBA
"ABBA" means "Father" an Aramaic word spoken by Jesus in Mark 14:36.
'"Abba" is an Aramaic word found in Mark 14:36, Romans 8:15 and Galatians 4:6. It is a more intimate name than "Father", although both names are always used together in the New Testament as "Abba, Father." (This is probably due to the fact that "Abba" had effectively become a proper name in its own right, similar to the more formal use of "Father", and Greek-speaking Jews had added the Greek pater [father] to their common use.) In the Gemara (a Rabinnical commentary on the Mishna, the traditional teachings of the Jews), it is stated that slaves were forbidden to address the head of the family by this title. The word 'Abba' was the term used by little children to address their father, similar to our modern use of the word "Daddy", and as such it was based upon a childlike, untested trust. The name "Father", by contrast, expresses a more mature and well-reasoned expression of the parent-child relationship. The two together, however, expresses both a childlike love and an intelligent confidence.'
- W.E. Vine
Reflections on the Word of the New Testament
How is the word "ABBA" pronounced in Greek? ABBA pronounciation
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