ὑποζύγιον
hupozugionNoun (Neuter)G5268
donkey
From: neuter of a compound of G5259 (ὑπό) and G2218 (ζυγός);
Short Definition
an animal under the yoke (draught-beast), i.e. (specially), a donkey
Full Lexicon Entry
under the yoke. (Hdt.), a beast of burden; colloq., an ass (see Deiss., BS, 160 f.), and so always in LXX and NT: (LXX).
LXX Usage: for חֲמוֹר
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Neuter)
Morphology G:N-N
DescriptionGreek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
2 timesAppears 2 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
2 Peter
1
Matthew
1
Key Passages
- 2 Peter 2:16
- Matthew 21:5
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