adverb
lema
Greekλεμά (lema)
Strong’sG2982
why
stem lem-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
λεμά, v.s. λαμά.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2982 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlam-ah'
lama (i.e. why)
Fromof Hebrew origin ( with prepositional prefix);
King Jameslama.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
lema2×
Matthew 27:46“lema”peri de tan enatan hōran anaboata tos Iēsus fōna mega legarōtos; Ēli ēli lema sabachthaniasa? houtem atō; Theor mu theor mu, hinati min enkataleipasa?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?”
Mark 15:34“lema”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?”