Drift Bible

Greek word · G1682

ἐλωΐ

elōi

my God

An Aramaic word, kept in the Greek New Testament as it was spoken and spelled in Greek letters. Why Aramaic?

Appears 2 times in 1 verses of the Greek New Testament.

Where it appears

Mark · 2
  1. Mark 15:34 ελωι ελωι, Eloi, Eloi,

    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?”

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.