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To: Donna Lee Nardo
Christians also refer to God as Abba. I always wondered where this came from.

Abba is Greek for "father".

3,593 posted on 08/08/2004 7:49:30 PM PDT by null and void (Want to live in a socialist state now? Vote (D). Want to live in a socialist state soon? Vote (R)...)
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To: null and void
Abba is Greek for "father".

"Abba" is Aramaic for "father." The Greek word is "Pater."

3,677 posted on 08/08/2004 11:03:39 PM PDT by brucecw
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