Scripture

ephphatha

Jesus' one-word command 'Be opened!' to a deaf man in Mark's Gospel. It was kept in Aramaic, became part of the Latin baptism rite, and is the motto of Gallaudet University for the deaf.

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The road to English

From Aramaic to Syriac

From Koine Greek to Modern Standard Arabic

30 CEAramaic

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