"Aramaic, be thou opened, Mk. 7:34*"
Definition and meaning
Aramaic, be thou opened, Mk. 7:34*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐφφαθά
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 ephphatha (G2188) across the King James Bible.
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
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Common questions
Strong's G2188 (ephphatha) is a Greek word that means: Aramaic, be thou opened, Mk. 7:34* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word ephphatha (G2188) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2188 is ephphatha, a Greek word defined as: Aramaic, be thou opened, Mk. 7:34*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ephphatha is a Greek word found in the New Testament.