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."