Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

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

• (4th AD Koine) IPA^(key): /aβ̚βa/

• (10th AD Byzantine) IPA^(key): /av̚va/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ava/

Noun

ἀββα • ‎(abba) m ‎(indeclinable)

1. father
2. title of respect given to abbots

References

• LSJ
• NA27
• BDAG
• “G5”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979