Ἀβιά G0007
Abijah, Abia; name of a priestly division and a Judean king
A Hebrew name (meaning 'Yahweh is father') appearing in two distinct lineages in the New Testament. Matthew 1:7 lists Abijah as son of Rehoboam in the royal genealogy of Jesus. Luke 1:5 identifies Zechariah as belonging to 'the division of Abijah'—one of the twenty-four priestly courses established in 1 Chronicles 24. This connects John the Baptist's father to the temple's organized priestly service.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Designates both a Judean monarch in Jesus's ancestry and a priestly order in temple worship. The name appears twice in Matthew 1:7 (genitive 'of Abijah' and nominative 'Abijah begot'), establishing royal lineage. Luke's reference to the priestly division situates Zechariah in the established cultic rotation, adding legitimacy to the Baptist's prophetic origins. Transliterations vary slightly (Spanish 'Abiá/Abía') but preserve the name's recognition across languages. 3×
AR["أَبِيَّا", "وَ-أَبِيَّا"]·ben["অবিয়", "অবিয়;", "অবিয়ের"]·DE["Abia"]·EN["Abia", "of-Abia"]·FR["Abia"]·heb["אֲבִיָּה"]·HI["अबियाह", "अबिय्याह-को", "अबिय्याह-ने"]·ID["Abia", "Abia;"]·IT["abia"]·jav["Abia", "Abia,", "Abia;"]·KO["아비야", "아비야-는", "아비야-를"]·PT["Abias", "de-Abias"]·RU["Авии", "Авию", "Авия"]·ES["Abiá", "Abía"]·SW["Abia", "Abiá"]·TR["Abiya", "Aviya"]·urd["ابیاہ", "ابیاہ-نے", "ابیاہ-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἀβιά (Heb. אֲבִיָּה, אֲבִיָּהוּ), ὁ, indecl. (in FlJ, Ἀβίας, -α), Abia, Abijah. __1. Son of Rehoboam (3Ki.14:1): Mat.1:7. __2. A priest of the line of Eleazar (1Ch.24:3, 10): Luk.1:5. † (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)