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Ephphatha

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(ἐφφαθά , a Graecized form of the Syro-Chaldee imperative הַפָּתִח or אַפְּתִח, strictly אֵתְפָּתָח, meaning be opened, as it is immediately interpreted), an exclamation uttered by Christ in curing the deaf-mute (Mark 7:34).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ephphatha'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​e/ephphatha.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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