Strong’s G2241 · Greek
ἠλί
ēlí
Definition
my God
Etymology
of Hebrew origin (H0410 with pronominal suffix);
Where the KJV renders it
- Eli
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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