abba
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覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
新約聖書で神に呼びかける Abba を、「父」「お父さん」に当たるアラム語の呼称として覚えます。単なる英語の dad ではなく、聖書・祈り・神学という場面に結び付く語です。abbot や abbey も「霊的な父」という歴史的なつながりを持つので、一緒に整理すると定着します。
Remember Abba as the Aramaic form of address for “father” that appears in the New Testament, especially in prayer or discussion of a believer’s relationship with God. Its setting is important: it is not simply an everyday modern substitute for dad. Connect it with abbot and abbey, whose histories also reflect the idea of spiritual fatherhood. When you encounter phrases such as “Abba, Father,” let the biblical context cue both the meaning and the intimate but reverent tone.
abba の類義語・関連語
派生語
abba の語源・成り立ち Etymology
アラム語「abbā」（父・お父さん）に由来し、ヘブライ語「av」（父）と同根。新約聖書でイエスが神を親しく呼ぶ際に使用。英語のabbot（修道院長）やabbey（修道院）も同語源で、「霊的な父」の意味から派生した。
Abba comes from Aramaic ʾabbā, a form meaning “father” and used in direct address. It is related to Hebrew av, also meaning “father,” and entered Christian usage through its appearance in the Greek text of the New Testament. The English words abbot and abbey ultimately belong to the same historical word group: an abbot was understood as the spiritual father of a monastic community.
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