Greek · G1016, G3688

βοῦν ... ὄνον

Ox · a donkey

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βοῦςG1016ox

Pronunciationboûs

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ὄνοςG3688a donkey

Pronunciationónos

Beast of burden representing humility; Jesus's triumphal entry on a donkey symbolizes humble, peaceful kingship

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What does βοῦν ... ὄνον (boun ... onon) mean in the Bible?

βοῦς · ὄνος is a Greek phrase meaning "ox or donkey".

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What does βοῦς · ὄνος mean in the Bible?

βοῦς · ὄνος is a Greek phrase meaning "ox or donkey".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1016, G3688?

G1016, G3688 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. ox or donkey

Strong'sG1016, G3688

Lexical occurrences8 verses Word forms4 forms8 references

Source Gloss

ox or donkey

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns4Aligned forms8Case patternAccusative (5)Number patternPlural (4)

Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 14:51×

Genitive · Plural · MasculineLuke 14:19 · 1 Cor 9:92×

Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 13:15 · 1 Cor 9:9 · 1 Tim 5:183×

Accusative · Plural · MasculineJohn 2:14 · John 2:152×

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