Obadiah

[ oh-buh-dahy-uh ]

/ ˌoʊ bəˈdaɪ ə /

noun

a Minor Prophet.

a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Obad.

Also Douay Bible, Ab·di·as

[ab-dahy-uh s] /æbˈdaɪ əs/.

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Examples from the Web for abdias

Abdias therefore went to meet Achab, and told him: and Achab came to meet Elias.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Abdias, Marcellus, and Hegesippus have all three written this story.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
He to whom we owe the most circumstantial gospel that we possess deserved a better historian than Abdias.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Abdias, Marcellinus and Hegisippus have each related this story, with a little difference in the details.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for abdias (1 of 2)

Abdias

/ (æbˈdaɪəs) /

noun

Bible the Douay form of Obadiah

British Dictionary definitions for abdias (2 of 2)

Obadiah

/ (ˌəʊbəˈdaɪə) /

noun Old Testament

a Hebrew prophet

the book containing his oracles, chiefly directed against Edom

Douay spelling: Abdias (æbˈdaɪəs)

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Word Origin and History for abdias

Obadiah

masc. proper name, fourth of the Twelve Prophets of the Old Testament, from Hebrew Obhadyah, literally "servant of the Lord," from abhadh "he served, worshipped," related to Arabic 'abada "he served," 'abd "slave, worshipper."