STRONGS G5268:
ὑποζυγιος,
ὑποζύγια,
ὑποζύγιον, equivalent to
ὑπό ζυγόν ὤν,
under the yoke; neuter
τό ὑποζύγιον as a substantive,
a beast of burden (so from
Theognis, and
Herodotus down); in Biblical Greek (since the ass was the common animal used by the Orientals on journeys and for carrying burdens (cf.
B. D. under the word, Ass, 1)) specifically,
an ass:
Matthew 21:5 (
Zechariah 9:9);
2 Peter 2:16; the
Sept. for
חֲמור, an ass.
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