King James Version
Matthew 27:47 in the King James Version says “Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said , This man calleth for Elias.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said , This man calleth for Elias.”
Matthew 27:47 · KJV
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said , This man calleth for Elias.
And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“that stood”
G2476to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
“that said”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“man calleth for”
G5455to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation
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