pōlos · colt

What it means

pōlos (πῶλος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “colt”.

The foal of a donkey.

How to say it

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

1. A young donkey; Jesus rode one into Jerusalem.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×4
• Luke×4
• John×1

• 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.

• Mark 11:2

  and says to them, “Go into the village that is opposite you, and at once, as you enter into it, you will find a colt tied, on which no person has ever yet sat; untie it and bring it.

• Mark 11:4

  And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untie it.

• Mark 11:5

  And some of those standing there were saying to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”

• Mark 11:7

  And they bring the colt to Jesus and throw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.

• Luke 19:30

  saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no person has ever sat; untie it and bring it.

• Luke 19:33

  And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

• Luke 19:35

  And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it.

• John 12:15

  “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion; look, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt.”

And 1 more times.