Matthew 27:46

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Matthew 27:46
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Original language (Greek)

περὶ δὲ τὴν ἐνάτην ὥραν ἀνεβόησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγων· ηλι ηλι, λεμα σαβαχθανι; τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν· θεέ μου θεέ μου, ἱνατί με ἐγκατέλιπες;

  1. περὶperi“About”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἐνάτηνenatēn“ninth”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἔννατος · “ninth (hour)” · Strong's G1766
  5. ὥρανhōran“hour”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὥρα · “hour” · Strong's G5610
  6. ἀνεβόησενaneboēsen“cried out”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀναβοάω · “to cry out” · Strong's G0310
  7. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  9. φωνῇphōnēa“in a voice”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from φωνή · “voice/sound” · Strong's G5456G
  10. μεγάλῃmegalē“loud”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  11. λέγων·legōn“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  12. ηλιēli“Eli”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from ἠλί · “Eli” · Strong's G2241
  13. ηλι,ēli“Eli,”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from ἠλί · “Eli” · Strong's G2241
  14. λεμαlema“lema”
    Particle, accusative · from λαμά · “why?” · Strong's G2982
  15. σαβαχθανι;sabachthani“sabachthani?”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from σαβαχθάνι · “sabachthani” · Strong's G4518
  16. τοῦτ᾽tout᾽“That”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  17. ἔστιν·estin“is:”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  18. θεέthee“God”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  19. μουmou“of Mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  20. θεέthee“God”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  21. μου,mou“of Mine,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  22. ἱνατίhinati“so why”
    Conjunction + Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἵνα · “in order that/to + τίς=which?” · Strong's G2443
  23. μεme“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  24. ἐγκατέλιπες;egkatelipes“have you forsaken?”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἐγκαταλείπω · “to leave behind” · Strong's G1459
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)