Impediment

IMPEDIMENT im-ped'-i-ment:

Found in Mark 7:32, "had an impediment in his speech," as a translation of mogilalos, comparative of mogos, "toil" and lalos, "speech," i.e. one who speaks with difficulty. In the Septuagint the word is used as a translation of 'illem, "dumb" (Isaiah 35:6).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'IMPEDIMENT'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.