πῶλος
pōlos
“colt”
Definition
a "foal" or "filly", i.e. (specially), a young ass
apparently a primary word;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
πῶλος appears 11 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion.See, your King is coming,seated on the colt of a donkey.”
As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
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.
They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,
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