GreekG3688Noun

ὄνος

onos

5Occurrences
G3688Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a donkey

apparently a primary word;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
an ass: " (LXX), " (LXX) ; ὁ; ἡ.
LXX: chiefly for חֲמוֹר, also for אָתוֹן, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

G:N-M/F

Full Description

G:N-M/F

Occurrences

ὄνος appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
3
John
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

John 12:15BSB

“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion.See, your King is coming,seated on the colt of a donkey.”

Luke 13:15BSB

“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?

Matthew 21:2BSB

saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

Matthew 21:5BSB

“Say to the Daughter of Zion,‘See, your King comes to you,gentle and riding on a donkey,on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

Matthew 21:7BSB

They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

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