Abba

Abba is an Aramaic 1 term for "father".  It is transliterated (written phonetically) in the Greek New Testament as 'abba'.  The word is used by Jesus in Mark 14:36 and by Paul in Rom. 8:15 and Gal. 4:6.  It was a term of endearment.  Each occurace of the word is in the vocative.  This means it is used that a noun is referencing a person, "O Father!"

Each of the three occurances of the word do so with the Greek 'pater' which means 'father".  So, each occurace appears as "abba ho pater," which is "Abba, Father!".

• 1. Aramaic is a dialect of Hebrew