ους
See also: οὖς and οὕς
Greek
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs)
Noun
ους • (ous) n
- (formal) ear
Usage notes
The usual term is αυτί (aftí).
Declension
declension of ους
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ους • | ώτα • |
| genitive | ωτός • | ώτων • |
| accusative | ους • | ώτα • |
| vocative | ους • | ώτα • |
Related terms
- εις ώτα μη ακουόντων (eis óta mi akouónton, “(preach) to deaf ears”)
- ο έχων ώτα ακούειν ακουέτω (o échon óta akoúein akouéto, “Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew: 13,9)”)
- τείνω ευήκοον ους (teíno evíkoon ous)
Etymology 2
Monotonic spelling of ancient pronoun form οὕς (hoús, “them”),
Pronoun
ους • (ous)
- (monotonic spelling of) οὕς (hoús, “them”) Accusative plural masculine form of ὅς (ὅs).
Usage notes
In phrase: Οὕς ὁ Θεός συνέζευξεν, ἄνθρωπος μή χωριζέτω (Hoús ho Theós sunézeuxen, ánthrōpos mḗ khōrizétō, “what God has joined together, let not man separate”) (Matthew 19.5)