noun · neuter
ommem
Greekὄμμα (omma)
Strong’sG3659
an eye
stem omm-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὄμμα, -τος, τό, in cl. chiefly poët.;
[in LXX for עַיִן (Pr5, Wi2, IV Mac3)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3659 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidom'-mah
a sight, i.e. (by implication) the eye
Fromfrom G3700;
King Jameseye.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | ommem | ommeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ommeu | ommeiu1×ὀμμάτων |
| to, for dative | omme | ommei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
omme 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
ommeiu“eyes”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Matthew 20:34“eyes”splanchniziratos de tos Iēsus hapteta teiu ommeiu autoiu, kai eutheōs anablepala kai akolouthala auto.Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.
ommeim1×
Mark 8:23“eyes”kai epilamberatos tau cheirau tou tuflou ekferata auton exō tau kōmau, kai ptuaratos eis teim ommeim autou, epititharatos tain cheirain auto, eperōtate auton; Ei tinem blepasō?So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.