ους

See also: ουσ., -οῦς, οὕς, and οὖς

Greek

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs).

Noun

ους • (ous) n

1. (formal) ear

Usage notes

The usual term is αυτί (aftí).

Declension

declension of ους

case     \     number	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)

1. (monotonic spelling of) οὕς (hoús, “them”) Accusative masculine plural form of ὅς (hós).

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)