Ass

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

1onosG3688

is the usual word. Onarion, the diminutive of onos, "a young ass, or ass's colt," is used in Joh 12:14, together with onos.

2hupozugionG5268

lit., "under a yoke" (hupo, "under," zugos, "a yoke"), is used as an alternative description of the same animal, in Mat 21:5, where both words are found together, "Behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek and riding upon an ass (onos), and upon a colt the foal of an ass (hupozugion)." It was upon the colt that the Lord sat, Joh 12:14. In 2Pe 2:16, it is used of Balaam's "ass."