noun · neuter
ouem
Greekοὖς (ous)
Strong’sG3775
the ear
stem ou-36 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
οὖς gen., ὠτός, τό,
[in LXX chiefly for אֹזֶן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3775 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidooce
the ear (physically or mentally)
Fromapparently a primary word;
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 | ouem2×οὖς | oueim2×ὦτα |
| of, belonging to genitive | oueu | oueiu |
| to, for dative | oue | ouei6×ὠσὶν |
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
oue 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
36 occurrences, every one of them listed
ouem“ear”subject or objectdirect singular2×
1 Corinthians 2:9“ear”alla kathōs grafitē; Heim ofthalmos ouk horata kai ouem ouk akouata kai epi kardian anthrōpou ouk anabainata, hoseim hetoimazata tos theos toi agaparōtoi auton.Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
1 Corinthians 12:16“ear”kai ean legateia tem ouem; Hoti ouk amō ofthalmos, ouk amō ek teu sōmeu, ouk para houtem ouk atō ek teu sōmeu;And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
oueim“ears”subject or objectdirect plural2×
Matthew 13:16“ears”vu de makariois tois ofthalmois hoti blepalō, kai teim oueim vu hoti akoualō.But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
1 Peter 3:12“ears”hoti ofthalmois kuriou epi dikaioin kai oueim autou eis deēsian autoiu, prosōpem de kuriou epi poiarōtoin kakeim.For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
ouei“ears”to, fordative plural6×
Matthew 13:15“ears”pachunita gar tas kardias tou laou houtou, kai tei ouei bareōs akouala, kai toin ofthalmoin autoiu kammuala; mēpote horaleia toi ofthalmoi kai tei ouei akoualeia kai ta kardia suniēkaleia kai epistrefaleia, kai iemi autoin.For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
Matthew 13:15“ears”pachunita gar tas kardias tou laou houtou, kai tei ouei bareōs akouala, kai toin ofthalmoin autoiu kammuala; mēpote horaleia toi ofthalmoi kai tei ouei akoualeia kai ta kardia suniēkaleia kai epistrefaleia, kai iemi autoin.For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
Luke 4:21“ears”archeta de legarō pros autoin hoti Sēmeron plēritē tas grafas houtas en tei ouei vu.and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Acts 7:51“ears”Sklērotrachēloir kai aperitmētoir kardiai kai tei ouei, vis aei te pneume te hagie antipiptavō, hōs tois patērois vu kai vis.You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
Acts 28:27“ears”pachunita gar tas kardias tou laou houtou, kai tei ouei bareōs akouala, kai toin ofthalmoin autoiu kammuala; mēpote horaleia toi ofthalmoi kai tei ouei akoualeia kai ta kardia suniēkaleia kai epistrefaleia, kai iemi autoin.For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
Acts 28:27“ears”pachunita gar tas kardias tou laou houtou, kai tei ouei bareōs akouala, kai toin ofthalmoin autoiu kammuala; mēpote horaleia toi ofthalmoi kai tei ouei akoualeia kai ta kardia suniēkaleia kai epistrefaleia, kai iemi autoin.For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
oueim15×
Matthew 11:15“ears”tos echarōtos oueim akouatōr.He who has ears, let him hear.
Matthew 13:9“ears”tos echarōtos oueim akouatōr.He who has ears, let him hear.”
Matthew 13:43“ears”Tote tois dikaiois eklampali hōs tos hēlios en ta basileia tou patērou autoiu. tos echarōtos oueim akouatōr.Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
Mark 4:9“ears”kai legate; Hos echatō oueim akouarō akouatōr.Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Mark 4:23“ears”ei tinos echatō oueim akouarō akouatōr.If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Mark 7:33“ears”kai apolamberatos auton apo tou ochlou kata idian ballata toin daktuloin autou eis teim oueim autou kai ptuaratos hapteta tau glōssau autou,So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.
Mark 8:18“ears”ofthalmoin echarōtois ouk blepavō kai oueim echarōtois ouk akouavō? kai ouk mnēmoneuavō‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
Luke 1:44“ears”idou gar hōs gineta tas fōnas tou aspasmou su eis teim oueim mu, skirtata en agalliasia tem brefem en ta koilia mu.For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
Luke 8:8“ears”kai heterem piptata eis tan gēan tan agathan, kai fuiratem poiata karpon hekatontaplasiōnon. houteim legarōtos fōnate; Tos echarōtos oueim akouarō akouatōr.Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop — a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Luke 9:44“ears”Tithevar vis eis teim oueim vu toin logoin houtoin, tos gar huios tou anthrōpou mellatō paradōirō eis cheirain anthrōpoiu.“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
Luke 14:35“ears”oute eis gēan oute eis koprian euthetem atō; exō ballalō autem. tos echarōtos oueim akouarō akouatōr.It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Acts 7:57“ears”krazaratois de fōna mega sunechala teim oueim autoiu, kai hormala homothumadōs epi auton,At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
Acts 11:22“ears”akouita de tos logos eis teim oueim tau ekklēsau tau arōtau en Ierousalēm peri autoiu, kai exapostelala Barnabaon heōs Antiocheiau;When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
Romans 11:8“ears”kathōs grafitē; Dōata autoi tos theos pneumem katanuxiau, ofthalmoin teu mē bleparō kai oueim teu mē akouarō, heōs tau sēmeron hēmerau.as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”
James 5:4“ears”idou tos misthos toiu ergatoiu toiu amaratoiu tain chōrain vu tos afusterirētos apo vu krazatō, kai tais boais toiu therizaratoiu eis teim oueim Kuriou Sabaōth eiserchalē;Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
ouem11×
Matthew 10:27“ear”hem legamō vi en ta skotia, legavar en te fōte; kai hem eis tem ouem akouavō, kērussavar epi teiu dōmeiu.What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
Luke 12:3“ear”anti heiu hoseim en ta skotia legava en te fōte akouiti, kai hem pros tem ouem lalava en tei tameiei kērussiti epi teiu dōmeiu.What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
Luke 22:50“ear”kai patassata henos tinos ek autoiu tou archierevou ton doulon kai afairata tem ouem autou tem dexem.And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
Revelation 2:7“ear”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai. to nikarōto dōami auto esthiara ek teu xuleu tau zōau, hem atō en to paradeiso tou theou.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
Revelation 2:11“ear”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai. tos nikarōtos ouk mē adikiteia ek tou thanatou tou deuterou.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
Revelation 2:17“ear”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai. to nikarōto dōami auto teu manna teu kruptirēteu, kai dōami auto psēfan leukan, kai epi tan psēfan onomem kainem grafirētem hem oudenos oidatē ei mē tos lambarōtos.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
Revelation 2:29“ear”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.[’’]
Revelation 3:6“ear”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Revelation 3:13“ear”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Revelation 3:22“ear”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
Revelation 13:9“ear”Ei tinos echatō ouem akouatar.He who has an ear, let him hear: