12-04-2012, 04:37 PM
Also, the Greek of Matthew records Jesus crying out "Eli, Eli". "Eli" is Hebrew for "My God". Matthew is generally agreed to have been written in Aramaic, so the Aramaic most likely said "Elohi" (first person possessive of "Eloah"). "Elohi" cannot be written in Greek, because Greek lacks an "h" sound. This is why Mark says "Eloi", but it should be pronounced as "Elohi". "Alaha" is simply a different dialect's way to pronounce "Eloah".