Definition
πῶλος, -ου, ὁ
(in cl. also ) [in LXX chiefly for עַיִר ;]
a foal, colt, prop., of a horse, then the young of other animals; in NT of the colt of an ass: Matthew 21:2, 5" (LXX), Matthew 21:7, Mark 11:2, 4-5; 11:7, Luke 19:30, 33; 19:35, John 12:15" (LXX) .
Usage patterns
Occurrences
12 total
- Matthew 21:2πῶλον · [her] colt…saying 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.
- Matthew 21:5πῶλον · a colt“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.’”
- Matthew 21:7πῶλον · coltThey brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
- Mark 11:2πῶλον · a colt…and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
- Mark 11:4πῶλον · [the] coltSo they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,
- Mark 11:5πῶλον · colt…and some who were standing there asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
- Mark 11:7πῶλον · coltThen they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
- Luke 19:30πῶλον · a colt…saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
- Luke 19:33πῶλον · colt; πῶλον · coltAs they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
- Luke 19:35πῶλον · [it]Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
- John 12:15πῶλον · the colt“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”