Θεέ (Thee) in Matthew 27:46: Noun Singular Masculine

Noun: the form names a person, place, thing, quality, or concept in the clause.

Vocative: the noun is used for direct address in Jesus' cry.

Singular: the form addresses one referent as God.

Masculine: the masculine form marks grammatical class and does not by itself make a broader theological gender claim.

μου

The noun stands in direct address within Jesus' quoted lament.

It addresses God in the words Jesus cries from the cross.

It does not by itself explain the full mystery of Jesus' suffering or the relationship between Father and Son.

High: The vocative noun marks Jesus' cry as direct address to God.

Vocative direct address in lament. addresses God personally in the lament. Attached to μου. Governed by Jesus' quoted cry in Matthew 27:46. The form should be interpreted with the whole quoted cry.

Whom does Jesus address in the cry? He addresses God as My God.

Direct: The form directly supports the direct-address rendering "God."

The vocative marks direct address, but it does not by itself explain every doctrinal implication of the cry.

Vocative noun solves the whole cross cry: The form marks direct address; the cry's meaning must be handled from the whole passage and canon.

The witness reads Θεέ in Matthew 27:46.

The lemma θεός means God or a god, and here the vocative addresses God in Jesus' lament.

The vocative form, joined with μου, makes the cry personal: My God.

Jesus' cry voices lament and address to God during the crucifixion.

The form echoes the scriptural language of lament while standing within Matthew's passion narrative.

In teaching, treat the noun as direct address and keep it tied to the quoted cry.

Do not use the vocative noun alone to settle every christological question raised by the cry.