What does σαβαχθάνι (sabachtháni) mean in the Bible?
σαβαχθάνι (sabachtháni) is a Greek word meaning "sabachthani".
Greek · G4518
σαβαχθάνι
Sabachthani
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σαβαχθάνιG4518
Pronunciationsabachtháni
What does σαβαχθάνι (sabachtháni) mean in the Bible?
σαβαχθάνι (sabachtháni) is a Greek word meaning "sabachthani".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4518?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sabachthani (2).
Where does σαβαχθάνι (sabachtháni) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:46. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itsabachthani2×Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 27:46
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Mark1
Source forms
σαβαχθάνι*2xsabachthaniMatthew 27:46, Mark 15:34
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular2xMatthew 27:46, Mark 15:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. sabachthani
Source Gloss
sabachthani
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
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.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:46Hebrew
σαβαχθανί;sabacqani
thou hast forsaken me
Read verseMark 15:34Aramaic
σαβαχθανί;sabacqani
thou hast forsaken me
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H7662RelatedHebrew