"having an impediment in one’s speech, speaking with difficulty, a stammerer, Mk. 7:32*"
Definition and meaning
having an impediment in one’s speech, speaking with difficulty, a stammerer, Mk. 7:32*
In the original Greek the word is written: μογιλάλος
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 mogilalos (G3424) across the King James Bible.
And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
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Common questions
Strong's G3424 (mogilalos) is a Greek word that means: having an impediment in one’s speech, speaking with difficulty, a stammerer, Mk. 7:32* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word mogilalos (G3424) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3424 is mogilalos, a Greek word defined as: having an impediment in one’s speech, speaking with difficulty, a stammerer, Mk. 7:32*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
mogilalos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.