noun · neuter
ōtiem
Greekὠτίον (ōtion)
Strong’sG5621
an ear
stem ōti-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ὠτίον, -ου, τό, dimin. of οὖς,
[in LXX for אֹזֶן;]
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 | ōtiem | ōtieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ōtieu1×ὠτίου | ōtieiu |
| to, for dative | ōtie | ōtiei |
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
ōtie 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
ōtieu“ear”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 22:51“ear”apokriniratos de tos Iēsus legata; Easavōr heōs houteu; kai hapteratos teu ōtieu ieta auton.But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.
ōtiem2×
Matthew 26:51“ear”kai idou henos toiu meta Iēsu ekteinaratos tan cheiran apospata tan machairan autou kai patassaratos ton doulon tou archierevou afairata autou tem ōtiem.At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
John 18:26“ear”legatō henos ek toiu douloiu tou archierevou, sungenos arōtos hou apokoptata Petros tem ōtiem; Ouk mis sin horama en to kēpo meta autou?One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”