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ἠλί

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἠλί
Greek transliteration: 
ēli
Simplified transliteration: 
eli
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2241
GK Number: 
2458
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3g(2)
Gloss: 
Eli [Hebrew: my God]
Definition: 
Aramaic for My God!, Mt. 27:46 (2x)*

Greek-English Concordance for ἠλί

Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, saying, “Eli (ēli | ἠλι | interjection), Eli (ēli | ἠλι | interjection), lema sabachthani?” — which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”