UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: be opened

Semantic entry: 79.111

Semantic domains: Features of Objects

Subdomains: Open, Closed

Definition: (an Aramaic word)

Notes: The Aramaic word εφφαθα, together with the Greek interpretation ‘be opened,’ may still be relatively meaningless in the context of RV MRK 7:34 · LV MRK 7:34 · Read together MRK 7:34 since it refers to the capacity for hearing.|In a number of languages one does not speak of a deaf person as ‘one whose ears are closed.’ The most appropriate equivalent may simply be ‘be able to hear’ or even ‘now you can hear.’