John

John 12:15

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

See, your King is coming,

seated on the colt of a donkey.”f

Footnotes

  • f 12:15 Zechariah 9:9|ZEC 9:9

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
Do not be afraidφοβοῦphobouVerb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularG5399 I fear, am terrified
O DaughterθυγάτηρthygatērNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG2364 a daughter
of ZionΣιώνSiōnNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4622 Zion
SeeἰδοὺidouVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
yourσουsouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularG4771 you
KingΒασιλεύςBasileusNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG935 a king, ruler, emperor
is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2064 I come, go
seatedκαθήμενοςkathēmenosVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularG2521 I sit, am seated
onἐπὶepiPrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the coltπῶλονpōlonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG4454 a colt, young ass
of a donkeyὄνουonouNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG3688 a donkey, an ass

Cross-references

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.