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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2188. ἐφφαθά (ephphatha) -- "Be opened."</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2188.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/8-26.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2188.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2188</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2187.htm" title="2187">◄</a> 2188. ephphatha <a href="../greek/2189.htm" title="2189">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ephphatha: "Be opened."</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἐφφαθά</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Aramaic Transliterated Word (Indeclinable)<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ephphatha<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ef-fah-thah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ef-fath-ah')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>"Be opened."<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(Aramaic, meaning) be opened up.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Aramaic origin, from the root פתח (pethach), meaning "to open."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent of the root concept is פָּתַח (pathach), Strong's Hebrew #6605, which also means "to open."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "ephphatha" is a command meaning "be opened." It is used in the New Testament to describe a miraculous act performed by Jesus. This word is unique in that it is one of the few Aramaic terms preserved in the Greek New Testament, highlighting its significance in the context of Jesus' ministry.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the first-century Jewish context, Aramaic was a common spoken language among the Jewish people in Palestine. The use of Aramaic by Jesus in this instance underscores His connection to the people and culture of His time. The act of healing by Jesus, accompanied by the command "ephphatha," reflects the Jewish understanding of divine intervention and the breaking of physical and spiritual barriers.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Aramaic origin <a href="/hebrew/6606.htm">pethach</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>be opened!<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Ephphatha (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2188: ἐφφαθά</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐφφαθά</span></span>, <span class="accented">ephphatha,</span> Aramaic <span class="aramaic">אֶתְפָּתַח</span> (the ethpaal imperative of the verb <span class="hebrew">פְּתַח</span>, Hebrew <span class="hebrew">פָּתַח</span>, to open), <span class="accented">be thou opened</span> (i. e. receive the power of hearing; the ears of the deaf and the eyes of the blind being considered as closed): <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-34.htm">Mark 7:34</a>. (See <span class="abbreviation">Kautzsch</span>, Gram. d. Biblical-Aram., p. 10.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Ephphatha. <p>Of Chaldee origin (<a href="/hebrew/6606.htm">pthach</a>); be opened! -- Ephphatha. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6606.htm">pthach</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εφφαθα εφφαθά Ἐφφαθά Ephphatha Ephphathá<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/7-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Aramaic Word">Aram</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λέγει αὐτῷ <b>Ἐφφαθά</b> ὅ ἐστιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He said <span class="itali">to him, Ephphatha!</span> that is, Be opened!<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto him, <span class="itali">Ephphatha,</span> that is,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> says to him <span class="itali">Ephphatha</span> that is<p><b><a href="/greek/2188.htm">Strong's Greek 2188</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2188.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ephphatha_2188.htm">Ἐφφαθά — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2187.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2187"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2187" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2189.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2189"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2189" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>