ὄνος
onos · donkey
Greek word · Strong’s number G3688 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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onos (ὄνος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “donkey”.
How to say it
o·nos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A beast of burden, smaller than a horse, with long ears.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 21:2
saying to them, “Go into the village that is opposite you, and at once you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me.
- Matthew 21:5
“Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your king is coming to you, gentle and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”
- Matthew 21:7
they brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them.
- Luke 13:15
But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away and give it water?
- John 12:15
“Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion; look, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt.”