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
Original language and places
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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;
- περὶperi“About”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐνάτηνenatēn“ninth”Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἔννατος · “ninth (hour)” · Strong's G1766
- ὥρανhōran“hour”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὥρα · “hour” · Strong's G5610
- ἀνεβόησενaneboēsen“cried out”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀναβοάω · “to cry out” · Strong's G0310
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- φωνῇphōnēa“in a voice”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from φωνή · “voice/sound” · Strong's G5456G
- μεγάλῃmegalē“loud”Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
- λέγων·legōn“saying;”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ηλιēli“Eli”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from ἠλί · “Eli” · Strong's G2241
- ηλι,ēli“Eli,”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from ἠλί · “Eli” · Strong's G2241
- λεμαlema“lema”Particle, accusative · from λαμά · “why?” · Strong's G2982
- σαβαχθανι;sabachthani“sabachthani?”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from σαβαχθάνι · “sabachthani” · Strong's G4518
- τοῦτ᾽tout᾽“That”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἔστιν·estin“is:”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- θεέthee“God”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- μουmou“of Mine”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- θεέthee“God”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- μου,mou“of Mine,”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἱνατίhinati“so why”Conjunction + Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἵνα · “in order that/to + τίς=which?” · Strong's G2443
- μεme“Me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- 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)