"unable to speak or artilculate, Mk. 7:37; 9:17, 25*"
Definition and meaning
unable to speak or artilculate, Mk. 7:37; 9:17, 25*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἄλαλος
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of alalos (G216) across the King James Bible.
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
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Common questions
Strong's G216 (alalos) is a Greek word that means: unable to speak or artilculate, Mk. 7:37; 9:17, 25* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word alalos (G216) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G216 is alalos, a Greek word defined as: unable to speak or artilculate, Mk. 7:37; 9:17, 25*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
alalos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.