Strong G5268ὑποζύγιον
donkey
- Transliteration
- hupozugion
- Pronunciation
- hoop-od-zoog'-ee-on
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Detailed definition
ὑπο-ζύγιος, -α, -ον
[in LXX for חֲמוֹר;]
under the yoke; as subst., τ. (Hdt., al.), a beast of burden; colloq., an ass (see Deiss., BS, 160 f.), and so always in LXX and NT: Mat.21:5 (LXX), 2Pe.2:16.†
(AS)
[in LXX for חֲמוֹר;]
under the yoke; as subst., τ. (Hdt., al.), a beast of burden; colloq., an ass (see Deiss., BS, 160 f.), and so always in LXX and NT: Mat.21:5 (LXX), 2Pe.2:16.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5268 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ass2
- the1
First verses
- 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.
- 2 Peter 2:16But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ὑποζύγι-ον [ζῠ], τό,
beast for the yoke, beast of draught or burden, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 126, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.39, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 873e, etc.: _plural_, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.167, 3.25, 9.24, 39, 41, etc.; ὑποζύγια καλούμενα πάντα ὁμοίως, βοῦς, ἡμιόνους, ἵππους 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 18.4)]: as adjective, ὑποζύγιαι ἡμίονοι [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd-2nd c.BC: Aristophanes Byzantinus Philosophus cited in 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1625.41; ὑ. ζῷα “PMasp.” 2 ii 3 (6th c.AD).)]
II later specifically an ass, [LXX+NT+3rd c.BC+ (LXX.Zech.9.9, NT.Matt.21.5, NT.2Pet.2.16; ἡμίονοι καὶ ὑποζύγια “PCair.Zen.” 158, (3rd c.BC))]; βοῦς ἢ ὑ. ἢ πρόβατον [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PPetr.” 3p.56 (3rd c.BC))]; οὖρον οἷον ὑποζυγίου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 4.70.)]
beast for the yoke, beast of draught or burden, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 126, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.39, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 873e, etc.: _plural_, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.167, 3.25, 9.24, 39, 41, etc.; ὑποζύγια καλούμενα πάντα ὁμοίως, βοῦς, ἡμιόνους, ἵππους 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 18.4)]: as adjective, ὑποζύγιαι ἡμίονοι [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd-2nd c.BC: Aristophanes Byzantinus Philosophus cited in 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1625.41; ὑ. ζῷα “PMasp.” 2 ii 3 (6th c.AD).)]
II later specifically an ass, [LXX+NT+3rd c.BC+ (LXX.Zech.9.9, NT.Matt.21.5, NT.2Pet.2.16; ἡμίονοι καὶ ὑποζύγια “PCair.Zen.” 158, (3rd c.BC))]; βοῦς ἢ ὑ. ἢ πρόβατον [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PPetr.” 3p.56 (3rd c.BC))]; οὖρον οἷον ὑποζυγίου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 4.70.)]