What does ἐφφαθά (ephphathá) mean in the Bible?
ἐφφαθά (ephphathá): Aramaic imperative commanding spiritual opening; Jesus' direct address to bodily infirmity with divine power.
Greek · G2188
ἐφφαθά
Be opened!
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ἐφφαθάG2188
Pronunciationephphathá
What does ἐφφαθά (ephphathá) mean in the Bible?
ἐφφαθά (ephphathá): Aramaic imperative commanding spiritual opening; Jesus' direct address to bodily infirmity with divine power.
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How does the BSB render G2188?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Ephphatha (1).
Where does ἐφφαθά (ephphathá) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 7:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItEphphatha1×Mark 7:34
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMark 7:34
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Mark1
Source forms
Ἐφφαθά1xEphphathaMark 7:34
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular1xMark 7:34
Evidence Summary
Canonical Anchor
Greek word. Aramaic imperative commanding spiritual opening; Jesus' direct address to bodily infirmity with divine power.
Strong'sG2188
Lexical occurrences0 versesGreek text appearances1 timeVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMark 7:31–37Source Gloss
be opened!
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Aramaic imperative commanding spiritual opening; Jesus' direct address to bodily infirmity with divine power.
ephphatha, be opened: Mrk.7:34.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 7:34Aramaic
Ἐφφαθά,effaqa
be opened up
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
passive1
Mood
imperative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
Be opened
Additional Occurrences
Mark 7:31–37Ἐφφαθάephphathá
Be opened
Why This Word Matters
Preserves authoritative command and fulfillment theme.Mark 7:31–37
Canonical Themes
Canonical Anchor
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H6606RelatedHebrew