ὠτίον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From οὖς (oûs) +‎ -ίον (-íon).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὠτίον (ōtíonn (genitive ὠτίου); second declension

  1. diminutive of οὖς (oûs, ear) (often without any particular diminutive meaning)
    • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of Luke 22:51:
      ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, Ἐᾶτε ἕως τούτου. καὶ ἁψάμενος τοῦ ὠτίου αὐτοῦ, ἰάσατο αὐτόν.
      apokritheìs dè ho Iēsoûs eîpen, Eâte héōs toútou. kaì hapsámenos toû ōtíou autoû, iásato autón.
      • Translation by KJV
        And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.

Declension

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: ἀφτίον (aphtíon)
  • Latin: ōtion

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