ον

See also: ὅν, -ον, ον., and Appendix:Variations of "on"

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄν (ón), neuter gender of present participle ὤν (ṓn) of the verb εἰμί (eimí, “I am”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /on/
• Homophone: ων (on) (“being” masculine)

Noun

ον • (on) n (plural όντα)

1. being, creature

Declension

Declension of ον

	singular	plural
nominative	ον •	όντα •
genitive	όντος •	όντων •
accusative	ον •	όντα •
vocative	ον •	όντα •

Participle

ον • (on)

1. (dated) Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter singular form of ων (on). “being”

Usage notes

• With the same function as the modern indeclinable present participle όντας (óntas).