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μογιλάλος
mogilalos
G3424
G:A Greek

hardly talking

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mogilalos describes a man whose speech is markedly limited in Mark 7:32.

The attested use describes a deaf man presented as having severely limited speech in Mark 7:32.

Senses in use

  1. Having markedly limited speech · dominant

    In Mark 7:32, the accusative singular masculine form describes the deaf man whom people bring and for whom they request the laying on of a hand. The APB renders the clause as “a deaf man who could hardly talk,” confirming the man’s restricted ability to speak.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Mark 7:32, the APB presents the man as one “who could hardly talk.” This rendering confirms the clause’s presentation without isolating every nuance of the Greek adjective.

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