"an ear, Mt. 14:47; Jn. 18:10*"
Definition and meaning
an ear, Mt. 14:47; Jn. 18:10*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὠτάριον
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of otarion (G5620) across the King James Bible.
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
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Common questions
Strong's G5620 (otarion) is a Greek word that means: an ear, Mt. 14:47; Jn. 18:10* It appears 82 times in the King James Bible.
The word otarion (G5620) appears 82 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5620 is otarion, a Greek word defined as: an ear, Mt. 14:47; Jn. 18:10*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
otarion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.