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EPHPHATHA

(Gk. Ephphatha)

Greek transliteration of an Aramaic term in Jesus’ command that a man’s ears and mouth “be opened” so that the man can hear and speak (Mark 7:34). It represents the passive imperative verb pĕtaḥ, “to open.” Hellenistic miracles often contained unusual words which conveyed extraordinary power. If the Gospel of Mark was written primarily for people who understood Greek, then the Aramaic command may have sounded magical.

Emily Cheney






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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