This [[Syriac (EBD)|Syriac]] or [[Chaldee language (EBD)|Chaldee]] word is found three times in the [[New Testament (EBD)|New Testament]] (Mark 14:36; Rom. 8:15; Gal. 4:6), and in each case is followed by its [[Greek (EBD)|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."