Eli
Eli is used in a cry addressed to God and as the name of a person in Jesus’ genealogy.
The attested use is chiefly a vocative address in Jesus’ cry, where the APB explains the repeated expression as “My God”; it also occurs as a genitive personal name within Jesus’ genealogy.
Senses in use
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Vocative address in Jesus’ cry · dominant
In Matthew 27:46, the vocative forms occur in Jesus’ loud cry, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” The APB renders the explanatory clause, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
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Personal name in a genealogy · occasional
In Luke 3:23, the genitive singular form appears in the genealogical relation that identifies Joseph as “the son of Eli” in the APB rendering.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Eli” in both verses: in Luke 3:23 within a genealogical statement, and in Matthew 27:46 within a cry followed by an explanatory rendering. The verse is read as a whole.