ἨΛΕΙ, ἠλει
ĒLEI, ēlei
Sounds Like: AY-lee
Translations: Eli, My God
From the root: ΗΛΕΙ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun, a transliteration of the Hebrew name 'Eli' (אֵלִי). It is also a vocative form of the Hebrew word for 'my God' (אֵלִי). It is famously used in the cry of Jesus on the cross, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' meaning 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G2243 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Samuel — 1:3, 1:9, 1:12, 1:13, 1:14, 1:17, 1:25, 2:11, 2:12, 2:20, 2:22, 2:27, 3:1, 3:2, 3:5, 3:6, 3:8, 3:12, 3:14, 3:15, 3:16, 3:18, 3:21, 4:4, 4:11, 4:13, 4:14, 4:15, 4:16
- 1 Kings — 2:27
- 1 Chronicles — 11:29
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΗΛΕΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΗΛΕΙ — Eli
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