7. Abia

Lexicon

Abia: Abijah

Original Word: Ἀβιά
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Abia
Pronunciation: ah-bee-AH
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-ah')
Definition: Abijah
Meaning: Abijah, (a) a king, son of Rehoboam, (b) founder of the eighth class of priests.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Abia.

Of Hebrew origin ('Abiyah); Abijah, the name of two Israelites -- Abia.

see HEBREW 'Abiyah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Abiyyah
Definition
Abijah, Abia, the name of two Isr.
NASB Translation
Abijah (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 7: Ἀβιά

Ἀβιά, indeclinable proper name (Josephus, Antiquities 7, 10, 3; 8, 10, 1 ὁ Ἀβίας (Winer's Grammar, § 6, 1 m.), ), אֲבִיָה and אֲבִיָהוּ (my father is Jehovah), Abia (or Abijah, cf. B. D. under the word),

1. a king of Judah, son of Rehoboam: Matthew 1:7 (1 Kings 14:31; 1 Kings 15:1).

2. a priest, the head of a sacerdotal family, from whom, when David divided the priests into twenty-four classes (1 Chronicles 24:10), the class Abia, the eighth in order, took its name: Luke 1:5.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew name אֲבִיָּה (Abijah), meaning "My father is Yahweh" or "Yahweh is my father."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 29: אֲבִיָּה (Abijah) • A common Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh is my father," used for several individuals in the Old Testament, including kings and priests.

Usage: The name Abia appears in the New Testament as a reference to a priestly division. It is used in the context of the genealogy of Jesus and the priestly order.

Context: The name Ἀβιά (Abia) is mentioned in the New Testament in the context of the priestly divisions established by King David. In Luke 1:5, it refers to the division of Abijah, one of the 24 priestly courses instituted to organize the service of the temple. This division is significant in the narrative of the birth of John the Baptist, as Zechariah, John's father, belonged to the division of Abia. The division of Abia is the eighth of the 24 courses, as outlined in 1 Chronicles 24:10. This system allowed for an orderly rotation of priestly duties, ensuring that the temple was continually staffed by priests from different families. The mention of Abia in the New Testament highlights the continuity of Jewish religious practices and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies in the New Testament narrative.

Forms and Transliterations

Αβια Ἀβιά Ἀβιὰ Abia Abiá Abià

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 1:7 N
GRK: ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἀβιά Ἀβιὰ δὲ
NAS: the father of Abijah, and Abijah
KJV: Roboam begat Abia; and Abia
INT: was father of Abijah Abijah moreover

Matthew 1:7 N
GRK: τὸν Ἀβιά Ἀβιὰ δὲ ἐγέννησεν
NAS: of Abijah, and Abijah the father
KJV: Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
INT: Abijah Abijah moreover was father of

Luke 1:5 N
GRK: ἐξ ἐφημερίας Ἀβιά καὶ γυνὴ
NAS: of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife
KJV: of the course of Abia: and his
INT: of [the] division of Abijah and wife

Strong's Greek 7
3 Occurrences

Ἀβιά — 3 Occ.