Ephphatha

Easton, 1897

The Greek form of a Syro-Chaldaic or Aramaic word, meaning "Be opened," uttered by Christ when healing the man who was deaf and dumb (Mark 7:34). It is one of the characteristics of Mark that he uses the very Aramaic words which fell from our Lord's lips. (See Mark 3:17; Mark 5:41; Mark 7:11; Mark 14:36; Mark 15:34.)