UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: ὑποζύγιον; -ου

Related lemmas: ζυγός

Sense 1: pack animal, beast of burden, riding animal

Semantic entry: 4.7

Semantic domains: Animals

Subdomains: Animals

Definition: an animal which can be used to carry a burden or can be ridden

Notes: In RV MAT 21:5 · LV MAT 21:5 · Read together MAT 21:5 it may not actually be necessary to translate ‘the offspring of a beast of burden’ (υἱὸν ὑποζυγίου), since this may be regarded as being completely redundant after speaking of a donkey and her colt. In some languages it may be necessary in certain contexts to indicate the sex of a donkey. In RV PE2 2:16 · LV PE2 2:16 · Read together PE2 2:16 the reference of ὑποζύγιον is a female donkey, as indicated in the Hebrew text of RV NUM 22:22 · LV NUM 22:22 · Read together NUM 22:22.

Further resources: fauna:2.4

MAT 21:5: RV MAT 21:5 · LV MAT 21:5 · Read together MAT 21:5

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OET-RV MAT 21:5

5 ‘Tell the daughter of Tsiyon (Zion):
⇔ “Look, your king is coming,
⇔ gentle, and riding a donkey,
⇔ and a colt, a donkey’s offspring.” ’ ”

OET-LV MAT 21:5

5 Say to _the daughter of _Siōn/(Tsiyyōn):
Behold, the king of _you is _coming to _you, gentle and having _mounted on a_donkey and on a_colt, the_son of_a_donkey.

PE2 2:16: RV PE2 2:16 · LV PE2 2:16 · Read together PE2 2:16

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OET-RV PE2 2:16

16 but he was scolded for his sin when a normally dumb donkey spoke to him with a man’s voice to stop his madness.

OET-LV PE2 2:16

16 but he _had a_rebuke for_his_own lawlessness, a_ silent _donkey having _spoken in of_a_human a_voice, because/forbade the insanity of _the prophet.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ὑποζύγιον

Form 1

Sense 1: pack animal, beast of burden, riding animal