ὑποζύγιον hypozýgion
Meaning
an animal under the yoke (draught-beast), i.e. (specially), a donkey
In the King James Version: ass
Derivation: neuter of a compound of G5259 (ὑπό) and G2218 (ζυγός);
Where it is used
- Matthew 21:5 “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.’”
- 2 Peter 2:16 But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.