EASTON’S BIBLE DICTIONARY (1897 EDITION)
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.”
