noun · neuter
ōtariem
Greekὠτάριον (ōtarion)
Strong’sG5621
an ear
stem ōtari-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† ὠτάριον, -ου, τό
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5621 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saido-tee'-on
an earlet, i.e. one of the ears, or perhaps the lobe of the ear
Fromdiminutive of G3775;
King Jamesear.
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 | ōtariem | ōtarieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ōtarieu | ōtarieiu |
| to, for dative | ōtarie | ōtariei |
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
ōtarie 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
ōtariem2×
Mark 14:47“ear”henos de tinos toiu paristanarētoiu speratos tan machairan paiata ton doulon tou archierevou kai afairata autou tem ōtariem.And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
John 18:10“ear”Simōnos oun Petros echarōtos machairan helkata autan kai paiata ton tou archierevou doulon kai apokoptata autou tem ōtariem tem dexem. ate de onomem to doulo Malchos.Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.