Donkey
ὄνοςStrong’s G3688onos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Onos is the Greek word usually translated “donkey”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.”
Meaning
Usually translated “donkey”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a donkey 2
- donkey 2
- of a donkey 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Luke 1
- John 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 21:5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
- Matthew 21:7And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
- Luke 13:15The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
- John 12:15Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
Greek dictionary
ὄνος onos · donkey
ὄνος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for חֲמוֹר, also for אָתוֹן, etc. ;] an ass: Mat.21:2, 5" (LXX), Luk.14:5, Jhn.12:15" (LXX) ; ὁ, Luk.13:15; ἡ, Mat.21:7 .† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.