Matthew 27:47
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And some that stood there and heard said: This man calleth Elias.

This.

Matthew 11:14 And if you will receive it, he is Elias that is to come.

Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elias the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

Mark 15:35,36 And some of the standers by hearing, said: Behold he calleth Elias. . . .

Context
The Death of Jesus
46And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? That is, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? 47And some that stood there and heard said: This man calleth Elias. 48And immediately one of them running took a sponge and filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed and gave him to drink.…
Cross References
Matthew 27:46
And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? That is, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Matthew 27:48
And immediately one of them running took a sponge and filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed and gave him to drink.

Lexicon
When
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

some
Τινὲς (Tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

of those
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

standing
ἑστηκότων (hestēkotōn)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

there
ἐκεῖ (ekei)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1563: (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.

heard this,
ἀκούσαντες (akousantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

they said,
ἔλεγον (elegon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“[He]
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

is calling
φωνεῖ (phōnei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5455: From phone; to emit a sound; by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation.

Elijah.”
Ἠλίαν (Ēlian)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2243: Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite.


Additional Translations
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”

And some of those who were standing there, having heard, began saying, "This man calls Elijah."

Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calls for Elias.

And some of them stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah.

And some of those who stood there, when they heard [it], said, This [man] calls for Elias.

And some of them that stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah.

Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elijah.

"The man is calling for Elijah," said some of the bystanders.

Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."

And certain of those standing there having heard, said -- 'Elijah he doth call;'
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