ὠτίον

ōtíon

Small ear, specifically the external ear or ear lobe. In most contexts, refers to an individual ear, often in the diminutive sense (i.e., 'little ear' or 'earlet'). Depending on the context, may denote the physical organ (either for a person or animal), the ear lobe (the lower fleshy part of the ear), or, metaphorically, attentive listening (rare).

G5621

Matthew 26:51 · Word #23

Lexicon G5621

Lemmaὠτίον
Transliterationōtíon
Strong'sG5621
DefinitionSmall ear, specifically the external ear or ear lobe. In most contexts, refers to an individual ear, often in the diminutive sense (i.e., 'little ear' or 'earlet'). Depending on the context, may denote the physical organ (either for a person or animal), the ear lobe (the lower fleshy part of the ear), or, metaphorically, attentive listening (rare).

Morphology N ACC N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaὠτίον
Strong'sG5621

SIBI-P1 Translation G5621-02

small ear

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative singular, neuter (Gr,N,,,,,ANSD).
Rendering RationaleThe diminutive noun ὠτίον denotes a ‘little ear’ or individual external ear, derived from οὖς with a diminutive suffix. The accusative singular form indicates one specific ear as a direct object, reflected in the singular rendering ‘small ear.’

View full lexicon entry for G5621 →

SILEX v2