ὄνος onos · G3688
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὄνος, ὁ ; and ἡ, ass, once in []; ὄνοι οἱ τὰ κέρεα ἔχοντες, together with a number of fabulous animals, [] —frequently in proverbs: ; 1 ὄ. λύρας (i.e. ἀκούων), of one who can make nothing of music, []; ὄ. κάθηται, of one who sits down when caught in the game of ὀστρακίνδα, []; the two proverbs combined by []; 2 περὶ ὄνου σκιᾶς for an ass's shadow, i.e. for a trifle, []; 3 ὄνου πόκαι or πόκες, see at {πόκος} []; ὄνον κείρεις, of those who attempt the impossible, []; 4 ἀπ᾽ ὄνου καταπεσεῖν, of one …
Where it's used 5 times
Matthew 21:2 · Matthew 21:5 · Matthew 21:7 · Luke 13:15 · John 12:15
Source: TBESG G3688; TFLSJ G3688
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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