Greek · G3688 · unreviewed

ὄνος

A donkey

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ὄνος G3688
Pronunciation ónos

What does ὄνος (ónos) mean in the Bible?

ὄνος (ónos) is a Greek word meaning "a donkey". ὄνος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for חֲמוֹר, also for אָתוֹן, etc.

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Meaning

a donkey
Extended definition

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

an ass: Mat.21:2, 5" (LXX), Luk.14:5, Jhn.12:15" (LXX) ; ὁ, Luk.13:15; ἡ, Mat.21:7 .

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Singular · Feminine John 12:15
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 21:2 · Matt 21:5 · Matt 21:7
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 13:15
Biblical Occurrences
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Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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