ὠτίον

otion

ear

diminutive of οὖς; an earlet, i.e. one of the ears, or perhaps the lobe of the ear:--ear.

G5621

John 18:26 · Word #14

Lexicon G5621

Lemmaὠτίον
Transliterationōtíon
Strong'sG5621
In-contextear
Literalear-lobe

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 G5621-02

the little ear (accusative singular)

Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,ANSD = noun, accusative, neuter, singular; diminutive form built from οὖς (ear), indicating a smaller or specific part of the ear.
Rendering RationaleThe noun ὠτίον is a diminutive of οὖς ("ear"), so "little ear" or "earlet" preserves its root sense and diminutive force. The form is accusative singular neuter, functioning as a direct object in its occurrences, which is reflected by noting its accusative singular usage in the rendering.

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Words from Root ὠτίον (little ear, earlet, small ear, lobe of the ear)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G5621-01 otarion the little ear
G5621-03 otiou of the little ear

Word Usage (5 occurrences of G5621)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 26:51 ὠτίον otion
Mark 14:47 ὠτάριον otarion ear
Luke 22:51 ὠτίου otiou ear