Topic
Ephphatha
2 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Mark 7:34Easton · ISBE
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
- Isaiah 35:5ISBE
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 6 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
ef'-a-tha, ef-a'-tha (Ephphatha):
Aramaic word used by Christ (Mr 7:34), the 'ethpa`al imperative of Aramaic pethach (Hebrew pathach), translated, "Be (thou) opened"; compare Isa 35:5. The Aramaic was the sole popular language of Palestine (Shurer, History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ, IIg, 9) and its use shows that we have here the graphic report of an eyewitness, upon whom the dialectic form employed made a deep impression. This and the corresponding act of the touch with the moistened finger is the foundation of a corresponding ceremony in the Roman Catholic formula for baptism.
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.