ους
Greek
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs).
Noun
editους • (ous) n
Usage notes
editThe usual term is αυτί (aftí).
Declension
editDeclension of ους
Related terms
edit- 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
editMonotonic spelling of ancient pronoun form οὕς (hoús, “them”).
Pronoun
editους • (ous)
- (monotonic spelling of) οὕς (hoús, “them”) Accusative masculine plural form of ὅς (hós).
Usage notes
editIn 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)