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ⲁⲃⲃⲁ — KELLIA Coptic Dictionary | Berean Institutes

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KELLIA Coptic Dictionary: ⲁⲃⲃⲁ

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ⲁⲃⲃⲁ

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Abba (monastic title, like Apa also used of saints)

English: Abba (monastic title, like Apa also used of saints)

English: Abba (title for archbishops and bishops)

Forms: ⲁⲃⲃⲁ; ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (S); ⲁⲃⲃⲁ (B)

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4748
ἀββᾶς
father (here as title), abbot
noun
Sophocles 58b; Preisigke 1:1
2204
3128

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KELLIA Coptic Dictionary — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Coptic Dictionary Online (KELLIA), Comprehensive Coptic Lexicon v1.2. CC BY-SA 4.0. Combines BBAW Coptic Lexicon and DDGLC. Available via FU Berlin Refubium DOI 10.17169/refubium-27566.

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