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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