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ὑποζύγιον

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὑποζύγιον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration: 
hypozygion
Simplified transliteration: 
hypozygion
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5268
GK Number: 
5689
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2c
Gloss: 
donkey
Definition: 
an animal subject to the yoke, a beast of burden;, in NT spc. an ass, donkey, Mt. 21:5; 2 Pet. 2:16*

Greek-English Concordance for ὑποζύγιον

Matthew 21:5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast (hypozygiou | ὑποζυγίου | gen sg neut) of burden.’”
2 Peter 2:16 But he was rebuked for his own transgression — a dumb donkey (hypozygion | ὑποζύγιον | nom sg neut), speaking with the voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.