Ἀβιά
Transliteration
abia (Key)
Pronunciation
ab-ee-ah'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin אֲבִיָה (H29)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
23x in 1 unique form(s)
Ἀβιὰ — 1x
Ἀβιά — 2x
Ἀβιὰ — 1x
Ἀβιά — 2x
Αβια — 23x
Strong’s Definitions

Ἀβιά Abiá, ab-ee-ah'; of Hebrew origin (H29); Abijah, the name of two Israelites:—Abia.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G7 in the following manner: Abia (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G7 in the following manner: Abia (3x).

  1. Abijah = "my father is Jah (Jehovah)"

    1. a priest, the head of a priestly family from whom when David divided the priests into 24 classes, Abia was the 8th order

    2. son and successor to Rehoboam on the throne of Judah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἀβιά Abiá, ab-ee-ah'; of Hebrew origin (H29); Abijah, the name of two Israelites:—Abia.
STRONGS G7:
Ἀβιά, indeclinable proper name (Josephus, Antiquities 7, 10, 3; 8, 10, 1 ὁ Ἀβίας [Winer's Grammar, § 6, 1 m.], -α), 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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
14:31; 15:1
1 Chronicles
24:10
Matthew
1:7
Luke
1:5