Matthew

Matthew 27:45–46

⁴⁵From the sixth hour until the ninth hour^g darkness came over all the land. ⁴⁶About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,^h lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”ⁱ

Footnotes

g 27:45 That is, from noon until three in the afternoon
h 27:46 NE and WH Eloi, Eloi
i 27:46 Psalm 22:1|PSA 22:1

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Matthew 27:45

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From	Ἀπὸ	Apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
sixth	ἕκτης	hektēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1623 sixth
hour	ὥρας	hōras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5610 an hour, season
until	ἕως	heōs	Preposition	G2193 until, as far as
ninth	ἐνάτης	enatēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1766 ninth
hour	ὥρας	hōras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5610 an hour, season
darkness	σκότος	skotos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4655 darkness
came	ἐγένετο	egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
over	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
all	πᾶσαν	pasan	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
land	γῆν	gēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land

Matthew 27:46

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
About	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
ninth	ἐνάτην	enatēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1766 ninth
hour	ὥραν	hōran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5610 an hour, season
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
cried out	ἀνεβόησεν	aneboēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G310 I shout upwards, cry out, raise my voice
in a loud voice	φωνῇ	phōnē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5456 a sound, noise, voice
Eli	Ἠλὶ	Ēli	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2241 Eli
Eli	ἠλὶ	ēli	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2241 Eli
lema	λεμὰ	lema	Adverb	G2982 why
sabachthani	σαβαχθάνι	sabachthani	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4518 thou hast forsaken me
which	τοῦτ’	tout’	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
means	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
God	Θεέ	Thee	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
God	θεέ	thee	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
why	ἵνα‿	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
have You forsaken	ἐγκατέλιπες	enkatelipes	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1459 I abandon, desert
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

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Matthew 27:45 Amos 8:9 · Mark 15:33–34 · Isaiah 50:3 · Luke 23:44–45 · Revelation 9:2 · Mark 15:25 · Revelation 8:12

Matthew 27:46 Psalm 22:1 · Hebrews 5:7 · Isaiah 53:10 · Mark 15:34 · Psalm 71:11 · John 19:28–30 · Luke 23:46 · Lamentations 1:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.