Hearing and Ear

οὖς (nominative singular frequently in Refs 8th c.BC+; the other cases he forms as if from οὖας (which is found in Refs 5th c.BC+, dative οὔασι Refs 8th c.BC+: Hellenistic nominative singular ὦς Refs 3rd c.BC+: also Doric dialect ὦς Refs 3rd c.BC+; plural ὤϝαθ᾽ conjecture for ὦτά θ᾽ in Refs 7th c.BC+:—ear, Ἄντιφον αὖ παρὰ οὖς ἔλασε ξίφει Refs 8th c.BC+; αἲ γὰρ δή μοι ἀπ᾽ οὔατος ὧδε γένοιτο oh may I never hear of such a thing! Refs 8th c.BC+; ὀρθὰ ἱστάναι τὰ ὦτα, of horses, Refs 5th c.BC+; βοᾷ ἐν ὠσὶ κέλαδος rings in the ear, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὀξὺν δι᾽ ὤτων κέλαδον ἐνσείσαςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐπ᾽ (ἐς conjecture Dawes) οὔατα λάθριος εἶπεν Refs 3rd c.BC+; reversely, παρέχειν τὰ ὦτα to lend the ears, i. e. to attend, Refs 5th c.BC+ those who have ears to hear, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ὦτα ἐπὶ τῶν ὤμων ἔχοντες, of persons who slink away ashamed (hanging their ears like dogs), Refs 5th c.BC+: proverbial, see at {λύκο; τεθλασμένος οὔατα πυγμαῖς}, of a boxer, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἐπ᾽ ἀμφότερα τὰ ὦτα καθεύδειν sleep soundly, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II from resemblance to an ear, __II.1 handle, especially of pitchers, cups, etc., οὔατα δ᾽ αὐτοῦ τέσσαρ᾽ ἔσαν Refs 8th c.BC+ __II.2 in Architecture texts, ={παρωτίς}Refs __II.3 οὖς Ἀφροδίτης, a kind of shell-fish, Antig.Car. cited in Refs 2nd c.AD+; οὖς θαλάττιον, ={ἀγρία λεπάς}, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II.4 τὰ ὦτα (οὔατα Refs 5th c.BC+ the auricles of the heart, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.5 name of part of a bandage, Heraclas cited in Refs 4th c.AD+. [prev. cited]] (Cogn. with Latin auris, Lithuanian ausìs, ORefs 5th c.BC+ éar, etc.; details obscure; nominative singular οὖς perhaps from *ο(ϝ)ος (contained in ἀμφώης).)

ἀκοή, ἡ, Epic dialect ἀκουή· (ἀκοϝ, compare ἀκούω):— hearing, sound heard, ἕκαθεν δέ τε γίγνετ᾽ ἀ.Refs 8th c.BC+ __2 thing heard, tidings, μετὰ πατρὸς ἀκουὴν ἱκέσθαι, βῆναι, Refs 8th c.BC+; κατὰ τὴν Σόλωνος ἀκοήν according to Solon's story, Refs 5th c.BC+; report, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. σοφοῖς thing for wise men to listen to, Refs; ἀκοῇ ἱστορεῖν, παραλαβεῖν τι by hearsay, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰς ἀ. τῶν προγεγενημένων traditions, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀκοὴν μαρτυρεῖν, προσάγειν, give, bring hearsay evidence, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐκ γὰρ ἀκουῆς οἰκτίρω σεRefs 6th c.AD+ __II sense of hearing, Refs 5th c.BC+; joined with ὄψις, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.2 act of hearing, ἐς ἀκοὰν ἐμήν to my hearing, my ear, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀκοαῖς δέχεσθαι, εἰς ἀκοὰς.. ἥκειν, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀκοὴν ὑπειπών demanding a hearing, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.3 ear, ὀππάτεσσι δ᾽ οὖδεν ὄρημ᾽, ἐπιρρόμβεισι δ᾽ ἄκουαιRefs 7th c.BC+; δυσὶν ἀκοαῖς κρίνειν with two ears, Refs 4th c.BC+ __III hearing, listening to, ἀκοῆς ἄξιοςRefs 5th c.BC+; εἰς ἀκοὴν φωνῆς within hearing of.., Refs 1st c.BC+ __IV obedience, ἀ. ὑπὲρ θυσίαν ἀγαθήLXX __V in plural, place where supernatural voices are heard, Refs 2nd c.AD+

ὠτίον, τό, properly diminutive of οὖς, auricle, Refs 1st c.AD+, compare 62; but usually ={οὖς}, NT+1st c.AD+ __II metaphorically, a little handle, προχύτου Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.2 ={ὠτάριον} 111, Refs 1st c.AD+; gloss on{τήθη}, ={λεπὰς ἀγρία}, Refs 2nd c.BC+