GreekG2982PRT-I
λαμά
lama
“why?”
2Occurrences
G2982Strong's #
PRT-IPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
lama (i.e. why)
of Hebrew origin (H04100 with prepositional prefix);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
why: (*λεμά *LT, λαμμᾶ, Rec.).
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
PRT-I
Morphology Code
A:PRT-I
Full Description
A:PRT-I
Occurrences
λαμά appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Matthew
1
Mark
1
Key Passages
Matthew 27:46BSB
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Mark 15:34BSB
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?”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.