Word study · Greek
ephphatha
be opened (Aramaic)
Say it: ef-fa-THA (approximate)
ἐφφαθά
What it means
An Aramaic word that Mark leaves in the original and then translates (7:34). Preserving the sound of the word as spoken is a mark of an eyewitness tradition in the Gospel. It appears only here in the New Testament.
Range of meaning
- Be openedA command to the ears and the tongue.
In Mark
- Chapter 7
The one Aramaic word Mark quotes in this chapter (7:34).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2188 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources