King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER G5268
Transliteration: hypozygion
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-od-zoog'-ee-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a beast of burden or draught
Meaning: a beast of burden or draught
ὑποζυγιος, ὑποζύγια, ὑποζύγιον, equivalent to ὑπό ζυγόν ὤν, under the yoke; neuter τό ὑποζύγιον as a substantive, a beast of burden (so from Theognis, and Herodotus down); in Biblical Greek (since the ass was the common animal used by the Orientals on journeys and for carrying burdens (cf. B. D. under the word, Ass, 1)) specifically, an ass: Matthew 21:5 (Zechariah 9:9); 2 Peter 2:16; the Sept. for חֲמור, an ass.
Word Summary
hypozygion: a beast of burden or draught
Original Word: ὑποζύγιονTransliteration: hypozygion
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-od-zoog'-ee-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a beast of burden or draught
Meaning: a beast of burden or draught
Strong's Concordance
donkeyNeuter of a compound of hupo and zugos; an animal under the yoke (draught-beast), i.e. (specially), a donkey -- ass.
see GREEK hupo
see GREEK zugos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5268: ὑποζυγιοςὑποζυγιος, ὑποζύγια, ὑποζύγιον, equivalent to ὑπό ζυγόν ὤν, under the yoke; neuter τό ὑποζύγιον as a substantive, a beast of burden (so from Theognis, and Herodotus down); in Biblical Greek (since the ass was the common animal used by the Orientals on journeys and for carrying burdens (cf. B. D. under the word, Ass, 1)) specifically, an ass: Matthew 21:5 (Zechariah 9:9); 2 Peter 2:16; the Sept. for חֲמור, an ass.