noun · masculine
elōi
Greekἐλωΐ (elōi)
Strong’sG1682
Aramaic for my God
stem elōi-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐλωί
(-ΐ Rec.; ἑλωΐ LT; Aram. אֱלָהּ),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1682 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidel-o-ee'
Fromof Chaldean origin ( with pronominal suffix) my God
King JamesEloi.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | elōi | elōi |
| object accusative | elōi | elōi |
| direct address vocative | elōi2×Ἐλωῒ | elōi |
| of, belonging to genitive | elōi | elōi |
| to, for dative | elōi | elōi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
elōi“eloi”direct addressvocative singular2×
Mark 15:34“eloi”kai ta enata hōra boata tos Iēsus fōna mega; Elōi elōi lema sabachthaniasa? hem atō methermēneuirōtem Tor theor mu tor theor mu, eis tinem enkataleipasa min?At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Mark 15:34“eloi”kai ta enata hōra boata tos Iēsus fōna mega; Elōi elōi lema sabachthaniasa? hem atō methermēneuirōtem Tor theor mu tor theor mu, eis tinem enkataleipasa min?At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”