ὑποζύγιον
hypozygion · donkey
Greek word · Strong’s number G5268 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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hypozygion (ὑποζύγιον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “donkey”.
Beast of burden, donkey.
How to say it
hy·po·zy·gi·on
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
- The donkey used for carrying loads.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- 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.’”
- 2 Peter 2:16
but he received a rebuke for his own transgression: a mute beast of burden speaking with a human voice restrained the madness of the prophet.