Matthew 21:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.”
Matthew 21:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 21:520 words
ΕἴπατεEipatesay
τῇtēthe
θυγατρὶthygatridaughter
ΣιώνSiōnSion
ἸδοὺIdoubehold
ὁhothe
βασιλεύςbasileusking
σουsouyou
ἔρχεταίerchetaicome / go
σοιsoiyou
πραῢςprausmeek
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπιβεβηκὼςepibebēkōscome (into), enter into, go abroad
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
ὄνονononan ass
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
πῶλονpōloncolt
υἱὸνhyionson
ὑποζυγίουhypozygiouass
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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