verb
effathimō
Greekεφφαθα (effatha)
Strong’sG2188
be opened up
stem effath-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἐφφαθά
(Aram. אֶתְפְּתח, v. Abbott, Essays, 142 ff.; DCG, i, 522)
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2188 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidef-fath-ah'
be opened!
Fromof Chaldee origin ();
King JamesEphphatha.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| effathisarΕφφαθα | happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular | ephphatha | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | effathimō | effathime | effathimi | effathima | effathimē | effathimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | effathisō | effathise | effathisi | effathisa | effathisē | effathiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | effathitō | effathite | effathiti | effathita | effathitē | effathitelē |
| we 1st person plural | effathinō | effathine | effathini | effathina | effathinē | effathinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | effathivō | effathive | effathivi | effathiva | effathivē | effathivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | effathilō | effathile | effathili | effathila | effathilē | effathilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | effathimeiō | effathimeia | effathimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | effathiseiō | effathiseia | effathiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | effathiteiō | effathiteia | effathiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | effathineiō | effathineia | effathineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | effathiveiō | effathiveia | effathiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | effathileiō | effathileia | effathileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | effathisōr | effathisar1×Εφφαθα | effathisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | effathitōr | effathitar | effathitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | effathivōr | effathivar | effathivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | effathilōr | effathilar | effathilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | effathimoiō | effathimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | effathisoiō | effathisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | effathitoiō | effathitoia |
| we 1st person plural | effathinoiō | effathinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | effathivoiō | effathivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | effathiloiō | effathiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | effathirō | effathiri | effathira | effathirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | effathirōtos | effathiritos | effathiratos | effathirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
effath is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
effathisar“ephphatha”happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Mark 7:34“ephphatha”kai anableparatos eis ton ouranon stenazata, kai legatō auto; Effathisar, hem atō Dianoigisar;And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!” ).