sabachthani is the second-person cry in Jesus’ question asking why God has forsaken him.

In both attested cries, the form occurs as the second-person verb in Jesus’ question to God about being forsaken; the supplied verses show no distinct additional use.

1. Questioning God about abandonment · dominant

   In Mark 15:34 and Matthew 27:46, σαβαχθάνι occurs in Jesus’ loud cry addressed to God and followed by a question. The form is tagged as second-person aorist active indicative singular; in each verse the APB renders the clause, “why have you forsaken me?”

   Mark 15:34Matthew 27:46

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Mark 15:34 and Matthew 27:46, the APB preserves “lema sabachthani” and then supplies “why have you forsaken me?” as a translation. That English clause presents the utterance as a whole rather than isolating the term word by word.