ἠλί

ēli · Eli

Greek word · Strong’s number G2241 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

ēli (ἠλί) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Eli”.

A Hebrew word, "my God".

How to say it

ē·li

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 27:46

    And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

And 1 more times.