ὠτίον

ōtion · ear

Greek word · Strong’s number G5621 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

ōtion (ὠτίον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “ear”.

How to say it

ō·ti·on

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. The part of the head one hears with, the outer part.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 26:51

    And look, one of those with Jesus, stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and striking the slave of the high priest, cut off his ear.

  • Mark 14:47

    But one of those standing by, drawing his sword, struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

  • Luke 22:51

    But Jesus answered and said, “Leave off; enough of this!” And touching the ear, he healed him.

  • John 18:10

    So Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus.

  • John 18:26

    One of the slaves of the high priest, a relative of the one whose ear Peter had cut off, says, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?”