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Strong's G8 Ἀβιαθάρ (abiathar)

Abiathar - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H8 — obed (“perish”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G8
Language Greek
Linked Usages 28
Books 5

Strong's G8 Quick Answer

Strong's G8 Ἀβιάθαρ (Abiathar) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Abiathar (ab-ee-ath'-ar) n/p. 1. Abiathar, an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H54)] It has 28 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include abiathar. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Meaning
Abiathar (ab-ee-ath'-ar) n/p. 1. Abiathar, an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H54)]
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Usage Words
abiathar

Meaning and Definition

Abiathar (ab-ee-ath'-ar) n/p. 1. Abiathar, an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H54)] KJV: Abiathar Root(s): H54

Original Word
Ἀβιάθαρ
Transliteration
Abiathar
Derivation
Root: אֶביָתָר R1: 54
Morphology
Name Person

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G8. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G8 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Abiathar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Abiathar Mark 2:26

How Strong's G8 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 27 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G8 (Ἀβιάθαρ) appears 28 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G8 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G8 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Mark 2:26 KJV

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

Strong's G8 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

27 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

1 Kingdoms 22:20 Septuagint / Brenton

And one son of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escapes, and his name was Abiathar, and he fled after David.

1 Kingdoms 22:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain all the priests of the Lord.

1 Kingdoms 22:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And David said to Abiathar, I knew it in that day, that Doeg the Syrian would surely tell Saul: I am guilty of the death of the house of thy father.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G8.

1 Kingdoms 22:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And one son of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escapes, and his name was Abiathar, and he fled after David.
1 Kingdoms 22:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain all the priests of the Lord.
1 Kingdoms 22:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to Abiathar, I knew it in that day, that Doeg the Syrian would surely tell Saul: I am guilty of the death of the house of thy father.
1 Kingdoms 23:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David, that he went down with David to Keilah, having an ephod in his hand.
1 Kingdoms 23:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David knew that Saul spoke openly of mischief against him: and David said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod of the Lord.
1 Kingdoms 30:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to Abiathar the priest the son of Ahimelech, Bring near the ephod.
2 Kingdoms 8:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was the scribe,
2 Kingdoms 15:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold also Zadok, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Baethar: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had passed out of the city.
2 Kingdoms 15:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said to Zadok the priest, Behold, thou shalt return to the city in peace, and Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons with you.
2 Kingdoms 15:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Zadok and Abiathar brought back the ark of the Lord to Jerusalem, and it continued there.
2 Kingdoms 15:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, there are there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests; and it shall be that every word that thou shalt hear of the house of the king, thou shalt report it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
2 Kingdoms 15:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, there are there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar; and by them ye shall report to me every word which ye shall hear.
2 Kingdoms 17:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hushai the Archite said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus Ahithophel counseled Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counseled.
2 Kingdoms 19:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King David sent to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Israel, saying, Why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house? whereas the word of all Israel is come to the king to his house.
2 Kingdoms 20:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
3 Kingdoms 1:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest, and they followed after Adonijah.
3 Kingdoms 1:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he has sacrificed calves and lambs and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, and Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander-in-chief of the host; but Solomon thy servant he has not called.
3 Kingdoms 1:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he has gone down today, and has sacrificed calves and lambs and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, and the chiefs of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and they said, Long live King Adonijah.
3 Kingdoms 1:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
While he was yet speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came in: and Adonijah said, Come in, for thou art a mighty man, and thou comest to bring glad tidings.
3 Kingdoms 2:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why hast thou asked Abishag for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother, and he has for his companion Abiathar the priest, and Joab the son of Zeruiah the commander-in-chief.
3 Kingdoms 2:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said to Abiathar the priest, Depart thou quickly to Anathoth to thy farm, for thou art worthy of death this day; but I will not slay thee, because thou hast borne the ark of the covenant of the Lord before my father, and because thou wast afflicted in all things wherein my father was afflicted.
3 Kingdoms 2:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Solomon removed Abiathar from being a priest of the Lord, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
3 Kingdoms 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
1 Chronicles 15:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David called Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, and Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
1 Chronicles 18:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Zadok son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was the scribe;
1 Chronicles 24:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel, the scribe, of the family of Levi, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were present; and the heads of the families of the priests and the Levites, each of a household were assigned one to Eleazar, and one to Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 27:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And after this Ahithophel Jehoiada the son of Benaiah came next, and Abiathar: and Joab was the king’s commander-in-chief.
Mark 2:26 New Testament, KJV
How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G8, grouped by book.

1 Kingdoms 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament

Strong's G8 FAQ

What does abiathar (Ἀβιαθάρ) mean?

Abiathar (Strong's G8) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Abiathar". Abiathar (ab-ee-ath'-ar) n/p. 1. Abiathar, an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H54)]

How many times is abiathar (Ἀβιαθάρ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's G8 across 5 books.

Where can I study abiathar (Ἀβιαθάρ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G8 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

What English words translate abiathar (Ἀβιαθάρ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as abiathar. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G8 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 27 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G8, with linked reader references where each row is available.