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Sabachthani

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GREEK · G4518

σαβαχθάνι

sabachthani — sabachthani

σαβαχθανεί (Rec. -νί; ζαφθανεί, Mt, l.with, WH, mg.) (Aram. שְׁבַקְתַּנִי), sabachthani, i.e. thou host forsaken me: Mat.27:46, Mrk.15:34 (Psa.22:2, Heb. עָזַב).† ζαφθανεί (cf. Heb. עָזַב), zaphthanei: Mat.27:46 (WH, mg., for Rec. σεβαχθανεί, which see; "probably an attempt to reproduce the Heb. as disting from Aram. forms," WE, Notes, 21; cf. also Dalman, Words, 53 f.).† (AS)

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Historical dictionary entry

Thou hast forsaken me, one of the Aramaic words uttered by our Lord on the cross (Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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