Word Study · Strong's G3688 · Greek
ὄνος
onos
on'-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: ónos
“a donkey”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a donkey
Rendered in the KJV as
an ass.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ὄνον4
- ὄνου.1
How it is rendered · 3
- a donkey2
- donkey2
- of a donkey.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 3
- N-ASM · 1
- N-GSF · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 21:2ὄνονononnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularsaying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.here: a donkey
- Matthew 21:5ὄνονononnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”here: a donkey
- Matthew 21:7ὄνονononnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThey brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.here: donkey