John

John 12:14–15

¹⁴Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:

¹⁵“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion.

See, your King is coming,

seated on the colt of a donkey.”^f

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Finding	Εὑρὼν	Heurōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2147 I find
a young donkey	ὀνάριον	onarion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3678 a young ass
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
sat	ἐκάθισεν	ekathisen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2523 I set, make to sit
on	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
it	αὐτό	auto	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
as	καθώς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
it is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
written	γεγραμμένον	gegrammenon	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1125 I write

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not be afraid	φοβοῦ	phobou	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G5399 I fear, am terrified
O Daughter	θυγάτηρ	thygatēr	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2364 a daughter
of Zion	Σιών	Siōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4622 Zion
See	ἰδοὺ	idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
King	Βασιλεύς	Basileus	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor
is coming	ἔρχεται	erchetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
seated	καθήμενος	kathēmenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2521 I sit, am seated
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the colt	πῶλον	pōlon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4454 a colt, young ass
of a donkey	ὄνου	onou	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3688 a donkey, an ass

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 12:14 Zechariah 9:9 · Mark 11:1–7 · Matthew 21:1–7 · Luke 19:29–35

John 12:15 Zechariah 9:9 · Isaiah 62:11 · Zephaniah 3:16–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.